Body Was Made
Embrace Your Essence: Ezra Furman's Anthem of Self-Discovery
Lyrics
My body was made this particular way
Expressing acceptance and pride in one's natural physical form.
There's really nothing any old patrician can say
Dismissing the opinions of traditional authorities or elites regarding one's body.
You social police can just get out of my face
Rejecting societal judgments about the speaker's body.
My body was made
Reiteration of the idea that the speaker's body is inherently and authentically made.
My body was made this particular way
Reaffirming the unique nature of the speaker's body and acknowledging persistent desires.
Recurrent desire never totally tamed
Describing an ongoing, unconquered longing in the speaker's life.
Honey I've tried and tried to explain it away
Expressing attempts to rationalize or justify the desires but ultimately accepting them.
But my body was made
Reiteration that the speaker's body is inherently made with these desires.
His body's a ship
Metaphorically describing someone else's body as a resilient vessel.
With an impenetrable hull
Emphasizing the strength and protection of the mentioned body.
His bedroom shelves lined up with animal skulls
Adding a detail about the person's peculiar interests or collections.
It's making me feel an irresistible pull
Feeling irresistibly drawn to the unique qualities of the mentioned person.
His body was made
Reiterating the inherent nature of the person's body and its allure.
My body was made with this attribute too
Acknowledging a shared attribute in the speaker's body.
The need to become something totally new
Expressing a need for personal transformation and growth.
Mysterious process that don't involve you
Rejecting interference from others in the speaker's transformative process.
Body was made
Reaffirming that the speaker's body is inherently involved in this mysterious process.
Body was made so just fucking relax
Commanding others to accept the speaker's body as it is.
Don't pile my plate
Rejecting the imposition of historical burdens or knowledge on the speaker.
With historical facts
Expressing a desire to move forward in life, not dwelling on the past.
I want to go forward
Rejecting the accumulation of historical facts or baggage.
Don't want to go back
Expressing a preference for progress over regression.
And my body was made
Reiterating that the speaker's body is inherently made for this forward movement.
Your body is yours
A universal declaration emphasizing personal ownership and agency over one's body.
At the end of the day
Asserting that, ultimately, each individual is responsible for their body.
And don't let the hateful
Warning against letting hateful forces dictate or harm one's body.
Try and take it away
Encouraging resistance against attempts to take away personal autonomy.
We want to be free
Expressing a desire for freedom and the ability to choose one's own path.
Yeah, we go our own way
Affirming the determination to follow an individual, self-determined course.
And my body was made
Concluding with the repetition of the idea that the speaker's body is inherently made for such autonomy.
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