Body Against the Gun
Empowering Silence: Body, Wind, and Choices
Lyrics
BODY AGAINST THE GUN
Expression of the central theme: confronting danger or threat with one's body.
I brace the wind
Enduring difficulties or challenges represented by the wind.
As I walk, broken
Walking in a state of brokenness or vulnerability.
For I lived in light so dim
Reflecting on a past characterized by dim light and ominous hymns.
With those who sang assailing hymns
Association with a group or community that engages in threatening songs.
Razor thin, won’t touch me again
Empowerment and protection from harm, indicating resilience.
I’m at the edge of the limb
Being on the edge of a precarious situation or decision.
I am too young for a choice made by me
Expressing youthfulness and the lack of control over certain life choices.
Body against the gun, cold hands all around me
Facing a threatening situation where others have control.
The light is dim, the d2isempower shows
Dim light symbolizing a disempowering environment.
How do you atone for all you know
Pondering the challenge of redemption for knowledge or actions.
It happens every day
Highlighting the frequency of disempowerment and loss of control.
Her will is taken away
Emphasizing the involuntary nature of losing one's will.
And so you flee to a different state where it’s legal to operate
Escaping to a location where certain actions are legally permissible.
And so you flee to a different state where it’s legal to operate
Reiteration of seeking refuge in a jurisdiction with different laws.
It happens every day
Repeating the theme of daily occurrences of disempowerment.
Her will is taken away
Reiterating the involuntary loss of agency or control.
I am too young for a choice made by me
Reaffirming the lack of autonomy in decision-making due to youth.
Body against the gun, cold hands all around me
Recalling the threat and vulnerability of having a body against a gun.
And so you flee to a different state where it’s legal to operate
Continuation of the theme of seeking refuge where legal options are available.
And so you flee to a different state where it’s legal to operate
Reiteration of the search for a legal haven to escape danger.
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