Not Your Dad's Shotgun
Dysfunctional Despair: Unveiling the Pain Behind 'Not Your Dad's Shotgun'
Lyrics
Angrily
Expressing intense anger
The pain you caused
Referring to the pain caused by someone
This shouldn't be
Expressing that the current situation should not exist
The things we shouldn't see
Highlighting witnessing disturbing things
Tt's blistering
Describing an intense and painful feeling
How could you treat us so horribly
Expressing dismay at how someone has treated others horribly
The things we shouldn't see
Repeating the impact of witnessing disturbing things
Destroying futures that have yet to be
Conveying the destruction of potential futures
This dysfunctional insanity
Describing a state of dysfunctional insanity
The violence starts with drunken screaming
Describing the beginning of violence with drunken screaming
The mother sheds her tears
Depicting a mother's emotional response with tears
This is a hell, a torment no one should see
Labeling the situation as a hellish torment that should be hidden
Blood trickling down her chest
Portraying physical harm with blood trickling down a chest
Running bare through the streets
Describing someone running through the streets without clothes
Screaming for help
Expressing a plea for assistance
This is a nightmare
Labeling the overall situation as a nightmare
Fail
Expressing failure in a general sense
The hardships of relationships
Referring to the difficulties in relationships
Pale
Describing a pale or bleak aspect related to what has been witnessed
Comparisons to what we've seen
Comparing current experiences to past ones
Fail
Expressing failure again
The fucking things we shouldn't see
Explicitly stating witnessing disturbing things
Hate
Expressing hatred
The fate you wrote debilitates
Describing a fate that incapacitates or weakens
It's the things we shouldn't see
Reiterating the impact of witnessing disturbing things
They're the ones we shouldn't be
Asserting that such situations should not exist
The scars are there for all to see
Highlighting visible scars as evidence of past trauma
You fuckin failed me
Expressing personal disappointment and betrayal
You fuckin failed me
Repeating the sense of personal failure and letdown
You fuckin failed me
Continuing to express a feeling of personal failure
You fuckin failed me
Reiterating a strong sense of personal failure and betrayal
You fuckin failed me
Final repetition, emphasizing the feeling of being let down
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