The Last Rhino
Echoes of Despair: The Last Rhino's Cry
Lyrics
Hold me
Seeking emotional support or comfort
Beaten
Physically or emotionally defeated
Laughed at
Subjected to ridicule or mockery
Heathen
Pejorative term for someone considered irreligious
Straight lines
Conventional or predictable paths
Landmines
Potentially dangerous situations or challenges
Women walking home behind cows
Observing traditional or rural scenes with a touch of irony
Welfare
Government assistance for those in need
Late spring
Referring to a season and possibly a metaphor for renewal
Fall out
Consequences or aftermath of a situation
Bad dreams
Nightmares or distressing dreams
Hatred
Intense dislike or hostility
Hope needs an army
Positive change requires collective effort
Are you proud to be a man
Reflection on the role and responsibility of being a man
Nature
The natural world and its inherent qualities
Deselected
Excluded or overlooked
Do ya know where we're headed
Uncertain about the future direction
Feed us
Provide sustenance or meet our needs
Life's a Goddamn battle for home
Life is a constant struggle for a sense of belonging
Shoot the bird
Expressing frustration or discontent
Pretender
Someone pretending to be something they're not
Dynamite
A powerful and potentially destructive force
Gender
Issues related to gender identity
Crops are full of dust and dread
Agricultural challenges and a sense of impending doom
Tomorrows breaking my heart
Facing an emotionally difficult future
And the world is mad and loud
The world is chaotic and overwhelming
As the last white Rhino lays down
The symbolic death of the last white Rhino as a metaphor for environmental crisis
The Truth
Seeking and acknowledging the truth
Fiction
Blurring the lines between reality and fiction
Violence
The destructive and harmful nature of violence
Addiction
Dependency on harmful substances or behaviors
Lost people
People who are spiritually or emotionally adrift
Calling out for the reaper before its their time
Preoccupation with death before its natural time
Body
Physical form or the body
Preening
Excessive self-admiration or grooming
Acts of love demeaning
Acts of love that diminish or degrade
Parents
The challenges of parenting
Playground full of children gearing up for war
Youth being prepared for conflict or challenges
Happiness
The elusive pursuit of happiness and its contrast with difficulties
troubles
Personal problems or challenges
Children laugh Like Bubbles
Childlike joy and innocence
Don't bring us all down with your lifeless bag of bones
Discouraging negativity that affects everyone
Suicide
The tragic act of taking one's own life
Smile
A forced or insincere smile
Sugar coated bile
Pleasant or positive things presented in a deceptive manner
Just let 'em be
Allowing others to live authentically
You don't wanna live here alone
The undesirable prospect of living in isolation
And the whole world is mad and loud
The overwhelming and chaotic state of the world
As the last white Rhino lays down
The tragic decline of a species representing ecological crisis
And the whole world is mad and loud
Reiteration of the chaotic state of the world and the symbolic loss of the Rhino
As the last white Rhino lays down
Final repetition of the Rhino's symbolic demise
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