how to drown
Drowning in Regret: Cottonwood Firing Squad's Poignant Reflections
Lyrics
Swear to God
Expression of emphasis or sincerity, invoking a promise to God
You stupid mother fucker
Strong insult directed at someone
Take it back she said
A request to retract or take back something said
Take it back if
Reiteration of the request to take something back
All you really wanted
Suggests that the person's true desire was self-harm or self-destruction
Was for your
Implies a wish for personal harm or suffering
Skin to peel off
Desire for personal pain or torment, akin to the peeling of paint
Like the paint on the walls
Comparison of personal suffering to the peeling paint on walls
Kemp you were always
Reference to someone named Kemp who had a fear of the ocean
Afraid of the ocean
Describing Kemp's fear of the ocean
The sound of the waves
Describes the fear of the sound of waves in association with drowning
You drown at the thought of them
Strongly affected or overwhelmed by the idea of drowning
I will hold you
Repetition of willingness to offer support and comfort, conditional upon the other person's desire for it
If you want me to
-I will hold you
-Only if you want me to
-I will hold you
-If you want me to
-I will hold you
-Only if you want me to
-I will hold you
-If you want me to
-I will hold you
-Only if you want me to
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