Skeletons
Coming of Age Chronicles: Broken Promises and Fossiled Crimes
Lyrics
Kids in the garden
Kids playing innocently in the garden
Pulling on the grass
They are tugging at the grass
Soon they're gonna cut their fingers on
Implying they might hurt themselves on
Shattered glass
Sharp, broken pieces of glass
Kids in the playground
Kids in a playful environment
Donating free hugs
Offering affection openly
How soon before they push you into
Suggesting that kindness might be taken advantage of
Begging for free drugs?
Resulting in being manipulated for favors
We grow up
As people mature
We grow up
Repeated assertion of growing up
Daddy's not a hero anymore
Parents losing their idealized image
And Mommy's not a queen
Parents' fallibility becoming apparent
I promised you I'd never smoke
A promise broken regarding smoking
But Daddy dear I'm eighteen
An acknowledgment of reaching adulthood
I'm eighteen
Reiteration of reaching adulthood
Skeletons exposed
Revealing hidden secrets and truths
At the bottom of the wine
Metaphorical disclosure under the influence of alcohol
I can hardly cope with these
Struggling to handle past mistakes
Fossiled crimes
Mistakes from the past haunting
The days are getting shorter it
Time passing quickly, causing distress
Freezes up her spine
Intense fear or discomfort
When's she gonna learn her crying eyes
Realization that tears cannot halt time
Can't stop time
Time's relentless progression despite emotions
Daddy's not a hero anymore
Parental figures losing their idealized status
And Mommy's not a queen
Parents' imperfections surfacing
I promised you I'd never smoke
Repeated promise about smoking broken due to age
But Daddy dear I'm eighteen
Recognizing the reality of adulthood
I'm eighteen
Reiteration of reaching adulthood
Na-Na-Na, Na-Na, Na, Na, Na
Repetitive vocalizations, potentially indicating confusion or distress
Na-Na-Na, Na-Na, Na, Na, Na
-Na-Na-Na, Na-Na, Na, Na, Na
-Na-Na-Na, Na-Na, Na, Na, Na
-So go ahead
Encouragement to deceive with insincere assurances
Fill my bones with empty promises
A plea to fill with false hopes and promises
Your princess is dead
Reference to loss of innocence or purity
And broken homes can't feel like palaces
Broken homes unable to provide comfort
Again
A repeated expression of loss
Fill my bones with empty promises
A continuation of filling with empty hopes
Your princess is dead
Emphasizing the loss of innocence
And broken homes can't feel like palaces
Reiteration of broken homes' inability to feel secure
Daddy's not a hero anymore
Parents losing their idealized image
And Mommy's not a queen
Parents' imperfections becoming evident
I promised you I'd never smoke
Broken promise regarding smoking due to age
But Daddy dear I'm eighteen
Realizing the inevitability of growing up
Daddy's not a hero anymore
Parents losing their idealized status
And Mommy's not a queen
Parents' fallibility becoming apparent
I promised you I'd never smoke
Promise about smoking broken due to age
But Daddy dear I'm eighteen
Recognizing the inevitability of growing up
I'm eighteen
Reiteration of reaching adulthood
Mommy dear I'm eighteen
An acknowledgment to a parental figure about adulthood
How the fuck am I eighteen
Expressing disbelief or distress about being eighteen
I shouldn't be eighteen
Disbelief about reaching adulthood
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