Child's Play
Dark Secrets Unveiled: Child's Play by Emerald 4-CE
Lyrics
I think my skeleton is in your closet and I want it back
The speaker believes that someone has hidden or kept their secrets ("skeleton") in a metaphorical closet and wants them revealed.
I'll take you out into the light just like you a fuckin plant
The speaker intends to expose the person to scrutiny, likening them to a plant exposed to light, suggesting vulnerability.
Tag you're it
A playful tag, indicating that the speaker is now pursuing the person.
You've talked your shit
The person has spoken negatively about the speaker, and now they must face consequences.
Now keep on running and watch your back
A warning to the person to keep running and be cautious of potential harm.
Oh Humpty Honey I've been waiting for the day that you would crack
Referring to the anticipation of the person facing a downfall or breaking point, humorously comparing it to Humpty Dumpty.
I'll string up your limbs
The speaker metaphorically talks about harming the person, symbolized by stringing up their limbs.
Your blood will paint the crime scene
The consequences involve violence, with the person's blood becoming part of a crime scene.
Let them call it a suicide
Suggesting that the harm will be disguised as a suicide to avoid suspicion.
With a marvel beheading
A macabre reference to a beheading, emphasizing the severity of the consequences.
God won't listen if you prayed in the Sistine
A cynical remark suggesting that even prayer in a sacred place won't help the person.
That's a promise
Clarifying that the previous statements are a promise, not just a threat.
Not a threat
An emphatic statement warning against provoking the speaker.
Don't play with the kid
A reference to not messing with someone younger, invoking the controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
That's on Epstein
The situation is likened to child's play, suggesting a sinister game with serious consequences.
This is child's play
Repetition emphasizing the gravity of the situation, with a reference to hidden bodies under a park.
This is child's play
-Underneath the park is where the bodies lay
-This is child's play
Reiteration of the concept that the consequences involve the person's body ending up under the park.
This is child's play
-Underneath the park is where your body stays
-Ashes
Repeating the theme of ashes and the downfall of the "bastards," emphasizing the speaker's triumph.
The bastards
-They all fall down
-We dance on their graves and they won't make a sound
-Ashes
-The bastards
-They all fall down
-We dance on their graves and they won't make a
Implies that even in their downfall, the victims won't make a sound.
Don't play with the kid
Reinforces the warning not to provoke the speaker, using vivid imagery of skipping rope and tight rings.
Or you're gonna catch a case
-In a 100 years
-NASA's gonna find yo ass in space
-I got a party pack of body bags and toe tags for everyone
-Ring around the Rosie and fall down heavy son
-The ring around your finger tight as the one around your neck
-I'm skipping rope with the other end
-Double Dutch is how I step
Metaphors depicting the speaker's confidence and skill in navigating a dangerous situation.
It's a patty cake
-This relay race
-With a double-handed wrap
-I will never lose my way
Asserting the speaker's self-assuredness and independence, rejecting the need for guidance.
I don't need any fucking map
-This is child's play
Repetition emphasizing the nature of the situation as child's play and bodies being hidden under a park.
This is child's play
-Underneath the park is where the bodies lay
-This is child's play
-This is child's play
-Underneath the park is where your body stays
-Ashes
Reiteration of the theme of ashes and the downfall of the "bastards," highlighting the celebratory tone.
The bastards
-They all fall down
-We dance on their graves and they won't make a sound
-Ashes
-The bastards
-They all fall down
-We dance on their graves and they won't make a
Reiterating that the victims won't make a sound even as the speaker celebrates their downfall.
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