Lyrics
I'm growing a cross around my neck
I am wearing a cross necklace.
I'm getting my body to form perfectly
I am working on sculpting my body to perfection.
I'm bride hopeful with one God crutch
I am hopeful to be a bride with reliance on one God.
My Hellmouth, my monster, my Shrek
My personal struggles, my inner demons, my challenges.
I'm growing a cross around my neck
Reiteration of wearing a cross necklace.
Not as strong as a swollen stream in early May
Not as powerful or overwhelming as a swollen stream in early May.
I wish I had a classroom full of good
I wish for a classroom filled with goodness.
My stump, my scarecrow, my shipwreck
My physical disability, my figure resembling a scarecrow, my personal disaster.
Outside over there where swamps are pink
Referring to a place where swamps appear pink.
The daisies would impale me, oil jacks would rail me
Imagery of danger with daisies threatening harm, and oil jacks being a source of danger.
Seven Dwarfs would jail me
A fanciful scenario where Seven Dwarfs might imprison the speaker.
I'm growing a cross around my neck
Reiteration of wearing a cross necklace.
If I had a dollar for every time I had a fantasy
If I were rewarded for every fantasy, I would sacrifice my manhood rather than betraying love.
I would sooner destroy my manhood than betray your heart
Expressing a strong commitment to the relationship.
My bruiser, my wretch, my Hunchback
Referring to a person who causes distress or harm, akin to the Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
Outside over there where woods are pink
Referring to a place where woods appear pink.
The daisies would impale me, oil jacks would rail me
Continuation of the dangerous imagery with daisies and oil jacks, now involving the Big Bad Wolf.
Big bad wolf would jail me
Imagining the Big Bad Wolf imprisoning the speaker.
Sylvia is in the woods picking flowers
Introduction of a character named Sylvia in the woods picking flowers.
She hears a twig snap, but when she glances around she doesn't see anything
A description of a scene where Sylvia is startled in the woods.
Suddenly, some birds rise from the brush - startling her and the audience
A sudden event with birds rising, causing surprise.
Sylvia smiles as she watches them fly away
Sylvia reacts positively, smiling as she watches the birds.
A gloved hand clamps down on her mouth and we see the infamous masked man
A mysterious figure appears, and Sylvia is captured.
He forces her arm down and the flowers fall
The captor forces Sylvia's arm down, causing the flowers she picked to fall.
As he drags her away, the camera focuses on the fallen bouquet
The focus shifts to the fallen bouquet as Sylvia is dragged away.
Don't you love symbolism?
A rhetorical question about the appreciation of symbolism in the described events.
I'm growing a cross around my neck
Reiteration of wearing a cross necklace.
I'm getting my body to form perfectly
Reiteration of working on achieving a perfect body.
I'm bride hopeful with one God crutch
Reiteration of aspiring to be a bride with faith in one God.
My Hellmouth, my monster, my Shrek
Reiteration of personal struggles, inner demons, and challenges.
Outside over there where woods are pink
Referring to a place where woods appear pink.
The daisies would impale me, oil jacks would rail me
Continuation of dangerous imagery with daisies, oil jacks, and the Big Bad Wolf.
Big bad wolf would jail me
Imagining the Big Bad Wolf imprisoning the speaker once again.
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