Native Land
Harmony Amidst Strife: Everything but the Girl's Reflection on Life's Contradictions
Lyrics
Stone the crows if you've done it again,
Expressing disbelief or frustration, possibly due to a recurring issue.
If I've told you once, told you a thousand times.
Reiterating a point with emphasis, suggesting frustration or exasperation.
Sometimes I am so convinced we're casting pearl amongst the swine.
Feeling confident in one's beliefs but also acknowledging the challenges of sharing valuable things with those who may not appreciate them.
Don't ever let me hear you say this is the life we folks must lead.
Rejecting a notion that the speaker should accept a challenging or undesirable life.
We shun the limelight, shun the glare,
Avoiding attention and the negative aspects associated with a lifestyle built on prejudice.
And the circus built on a bigot's creed.
Criticizing a spectacle or situation based on intolerant beliefs.
Heaven is a place I've heard but we haven't been there yet, I fear.
Expressing uncertainty about the existence of a utopian place, possibly contrasting with the speaker's current experiences.
We may have opened pearly gates but sometimes hell stills steals in here.
Suggesting that even in a supposedly heavenly place, challenges and negativity persist.
Don't ever let me hear you say this is the life we folks must lead.
Reiterating the rejection of a perceived undesirable life.
Do you think silver turns our locks?
Questioning the idea that material wealth determines the speaker's age or worth.
What gold do you think paves our streets?
Challenging the assumption that the speaker's surroundings are paved with luxury.
You say we're in a different world now,
Acknowledging a change in the world but questioning the connection between money and love.
Where money and love go hand in hand.
Positing a new reality where wealth and love are intertwined.
But can't you see we share this town,
Recognizing a shared community but questioning the need for conflict on one's home turf.
So why should we fight on our native land?
Reiterating the idea that shared space should not be a battleground.
Can't you see we share this town,
Emphasizing the shared nature of the town, reinforcing the idea of unity.
So why on earth should we tear it down?
Questioning the rationale behind destroying something mutually shared and valuable.
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