Lyrics
Amanda is in love with the sight of the moon
Amanda finds beauty in the moon.
She's got pale green stars in her room
Pale green stars decorate her room.
Right above her bed
These stars are positioned right above her bed.
Put them on the ceiling
She placed them on the ceiling.
Leave on the light
Leaving the light on when the sun sets.
When the sun goes down then the stars might shine
Stars shine when darkness falls.
Shining in the dark
The stars illuminate the dark.
Skinny little girl in her room alone
A slender girl in solitude in her room.
She's got hell to spare in her home
Her home is filled with turmoil and suffering.
If you can call it a home
Questioning if it deserves to be called a home.
Doesn't want to be like anybody else
Amanda rejects conformity.
When no one is around she talks to herself
In solitude, she engages in self-dialogue.
I can hear her in the night
Her inner thoughts are audible in the night.
Hey, hey yeah
Expression of emotional distress.
It's hard on a girl
Life is challenging for a girl.
When the blood won't come when it ought to come
Dealing with menstruation difficulties.
It's hard on a girl
More challenges navigating shaky ground.
When you try to walk around on the shaky ground
The difficulties of walking on unstable ground.
Hey, hey
Expressing distress.
Daddy's going away
A father figure is departing.
Scared little girl watching Aladdin on TV
Watching a Disney movie to cope.
Amanda always cries when you yell at me
Amanda cries when witnessing conflict.
Yeah, please don't yell at me
Pleading not to be yelled at.
Climb up all the stairs
Physically distancing herself by climbing stairs.
Close the door
Shutting the door to escape parental discord.
Doesn't want to hear us fighting anymore
Rejecting exposure to family conflicts.
Yeah, better call it a day
Suggesting it's time to end the strife.
Hey, hey yeah
Reiteration of emotional distress.
It's hard on a young girl
Life is tough for a young girl.
She thinks it's all her fault when it all goes wrong
Assuming responsibility for things gone wrong.
It's hard on a grown man too
Adults also face challenges and heartache.
See my baby crying at the window calling out my name
A child witnessing a parent's departure.
Hey, hey
Expressing emotional distress again.
Daddy's going away
Reiteration of the impending departure of a father figure.
She's got pale green stars in her room
Reemphasizing the presence of the pale green stars.
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