June 20th, 1943
June 20th, 1943: A Tale of Sacrifice and Redemption
Lyrics
Glasses for drinking to your health lined up to wait for someone else
Glasses set up for toasts, but not for oneself; waiting for someone else.
One night they're shaken from the shelf
Unexpectedly disturbed, possibly symbolizing a sudden upheaval.
And all those better days
Reference to past good times or optimistic moments.
one night they were done
Those better days came to an end abruptly.
Cast your name away
Abandoning one's identity or reputation.
come the setting sun
Symbolic of a challenging or difficult time.
Your father gave his life to law
A father sacrificed for the law, possibly in service or duty.
and you would rage into the hall
Expressing anger or rebellion in response to the sacrifice.
but he knew one day you would understand it all
Belief that understanding and acceptance will come in time.
This is not the story of your family's fall
Assurance that the narrative isn't about the downfall of the family.
Barbara they found you in the street late June in 1943 what could you say that they'd believe
Describing the discovery of Barbara in the street in June 1943, questioning believability.
Run to the boy left on the bridge and cry for the mother you would miss
Running to console a boy on the bridge, mourning a mother's absence.
You gave up your name so you could live
Sacrificing one's identity for the sake of survival.
And all your better days one night they were done
Repetition of the idea that better days ended abruptly.
Cast your name away
Renouncing one's identity, perhaps in a recurring pattern.
come the setting sun
Symbolic of a challenging or difficult time, repeating the setting sun metaphor.
Maybe one day you could live for everything your family did
Hope for a future where one can live for the positive aspects of family history.
and for the soldier that was barely just a kid and how he turned to let you run across that bridge.
Recognition of a young soldier and the impact of a decision on the bridge.
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