Lyrics
Forward,forward, back, back, back
Repetition of forward and back suggests a struggle or conflict, possibly within the speaker's life.
I've fallen and I can't get up and I'm slipping through the cracks
Expressing a sense of helplessness and vulnerability, feeling trapped or neglected.
I'm in a crisis and I can't afford the prices
The speaker is facing a crisis and financial difficulties, unable to afford basic necessities.
No means to feed my family, never mind the nices
Highlighting the struggle to provide for the family amidst financial hardships.
No escape, no pleasure
Emphasizes a lack of joy or relief in the speaker's life.
I really can't seem to get my shit together
The speaker is struggling to organize or improve their life.
Can't protect my children from the weather
Expressing a concern for the well-being of the speaker's children and an inability to protect them.
Me and my baby skin grows the toughest leather
Metaphorical imagery of tough skin implies resilience or endurance through difficulties.
Where do they go?
Questions about the whereabouts or fate of individuals during different weather conditions, contrasting with warmth behind closed doors.
When it rains
-Where do they go?
-When it snows
-Where do they go?
-When the cold winds blow
-Where do they go?
-When we are warm behind closed doors
-The children cry themselves to sleep
Children suffering and experiencing hardship.
Another night with no food to eat
Highlighting the lack of basic necessities like food for the children.
Tear soaked pillow is a step of concrete
Describing the harshness of the living conditions, symbolized by a tear-soaked pillow on concrete.
It's enough to drive me to rob steal kill or cheat
Feeling desperate, contemplating drastic actions like robbery or cheating due to extreme circumstances.
You may ask how can you live this rigid life
Responding to potential questions about living such a difficult life, emphasizing the depth of the speaker's struggle.
No means to feed or house your babies and your wife
-As I will, I sunk to depths you can't fathom
-My lifes a blunder, it's no wonder why you can't imagine
-Where do they go?
Reiteration of questioning the whereabouts of individuals during different weather conditions.
When it rains
-Where do they go?
-When it snows
-Where do they go?
-When the cold winds blow
-Where do they go?
-When we are warm behind closed doors
-Dem a go back down, dem a go way out
Reflecting on societal issues, including crime, violence, and deception as coping mechanisms.
Back to this real world we live in
-Dem a too far down, dem a too far out
-For the real concern we're givin'
-Dem all rob and steal, shoot up and kill
-Is the common misconception
-We all justify, we all ease our minds
-With these deceptions
-Now if life was a thing that money coulda buy
Highlighting the inequalities and consequences of wealth, with the rich making excuses while the poor suffer.
Then the rich man would make war and the poor man would fight
-The rich mother would pity while the poor mother would cry
-While the rich make excuses and the poor people die
-Type a thing make I wanna go run and hide
The speaker contemplates escaping reality through materialistic comforts like a condo, beer, TV, and entertainment.
Back to me condo over off of Rodeo Dr.
-Grab a beer, try to remember a verse from the Bible
-Put on me Tivo and see who's off American Idol
-Where do they go?
Continuation of questioning the fate of individuals during different weather conditions and the contrast with warmth behind closed doors.
When it rains
-Where do they go?
-When it snows
-Where do they go?
-When the cold winds blow
-Where do they go?
-When we are warm behind closed doors
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