Lonely Child
Journey of a Lonely Child: Devyn Hines' Heartfelt Reflections
Lyrics
Dammit I would wait till like 12AM
Expressing impatience, waiting until midnight.
Just waiting for my daddy's car to come
Anticipation for father's arrival in his car.
He aint show
Father didn't show up.
Had to let go
Acceptance and letting go of expectations.
Momma used to tell me that it aint my fault
Mother reassures that it's not the child's fault.
Well I was young and dumb and didn't listen at all
Reflecting on youthful mistakes and disobedience.
I ain't listen
Regret for not listening.
Now I miss him
Expressing the feeling of missing the father.
Why make a lonely child
Rhetorical question on the creation of a lonely child.
Why make a lonely child
Repetition emphasizing the loneliness of the child.
Why make a lonely
Continuation of questioning the creation of loneliness.
Why make a lonely
-Why make a lonely
-Why make a lonely child
Reiteration of the theme, emphasizing loneliness.
Ain't no truth sadder than this
Stating the sorrowful truth about drugs and loneliness.
Drugs always find lonely kids
Connection between drugs and lonely individuals.
I say my dad is on the road
Claiming that the father is on the road but not heading home.
Just not on the one heading home
Emphasizing the father's absence and being alone.
All alone
Reiterating the feeling of being alone.
In my room
Personal space as a refuge.
I can see the stars align
Observing the celestial alignment and finding solace.
So I smile and play my music
Using music to distract from troubling thoughts.
Just to block what's on my mind
Blocking out negative thoughts through music.
Motherless kids out chasing thrills
Reference to kids without mothers seeking excitement.
Fartherless kids out chasing pills
Kids without fathers turning to pills for solace.
Turned 19 started signing deals
Starting to find success in the music industry.
Seeing it now still gives me chills
Reflecting on past experiences causing chills.
Ask me how I feel why bother
Questioning the significance of expressing feelings.
Can't tell how I feel inside
Difficulty in conveying inner emotions.
Im 1 in a million like my father
Unique and rare, like the father.
That means I'm hard to come by
Highlighting the rarity of his existence.
That's not a flex
Clarifying that uniqueness is not a boast.
Wondering who'll hurt me next
Curiosity about potential future emotional pain.
I spent my life in distress
Life marked by distress and challenges.
Musics my way to express
Music as a means of personal expression, not for show.
Not to impress
Rejecting the idea of impressing others.
Not you or me
Disregarding societal expectations and opinions.
Or nobody
-People fold like origami
Metaphor for people easily folding under pressure.
I just know that for my kids
Determined to provide a different life for future children.
They won't live the life I lived
Ensuring a better life for his children.
They won't have to wait till like 12AM
Reflecting on past experiences of waiting for a parent.
Just waiting for they daddy's car to come
Determination not to repeat the cycle for his children.
I'm gone show
Commitment not to let his children down.
Wont let them go
Regardless of past events, children are not to blame.
It don't matter what had happened cause it ain't your fault
Acknowledging responsibility for bringing the child into the world.
I brought you here so it's me you call
Assurance that he will be there for his children.
(Why make a lonely)
Repetition of the commitment not to make a lonely child.
Don't you cry
-(Why make a lonely)
-(Why make a lonely)
-Promise you I
-Won't make a lonely child
-Won't make a lonely child
-Won't make a lonely child
-Won't make a lonely
-Won't make a lonely
-Won't make a lonely child
Final affirmation not to create a lonely child.
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