Afterbirth
Masked Desires: Unveiling the Meaning of 'Afterbirth'
Lyrics
I was born in a house of glass and silver floors
I entered the world in a fragile and opulent environment
There were so many people wearing masks
Many people around me were concealing their true selves
One question with two answers I asked
Posing a single question with two possible answers
I was born in a house of glass and silver floors
Reiteration of the initial setting of being born in a glass house
There were so many people wearing masks
Repetition of the masked individuals, emphasizing the theme
One question with two answers I asked
Repetition of the question, possibly reflecting on life's choices
Anywhere is better than here, away from you
Expressing a desire to be anywhere other than the current undesirable place
Breed me, breed me, give me away
Yearning to be nurtured and given away
Lie to me, you lie to me, give me away, oh
Highlighting the theme of deception and being discarded
What do you say?
Prompting a question about what should be done
Just you and I,
Suggesting a connection between the speaker and another person
South on the five
Referring to a journey south on the five (possibly a highway)
For a couple of days?
Proposing spending time together for a few days
You take your car,
Assigning vehicles for the journey
I'll take my bag
The speaker is ready with their belongings
You take the wheel,
Assigning roles for the journey
I'll gather money for gas
Planning to gather money for gas
Anywhere is better than here, away from you
Repetition of the longing to be nurtured and discarded
Breed me, breed me, give me away
Repetition of the plea for deception and abandonment
Lie to me, you lie to me, give me away, oh
Continuation of the theme of being lied to and given away
Danny, oh Danny, oh Danny, Danny
Calling out to someone named Danny
Danny, yeah Danny, oh Danny, Danny
Repetition of calling out to Danny, possibly indicating a connection
I was born to be given away
Expressing a feeling of being destined to be discarded
Breed me, breed me, give me away
Reiteration of the desire to be nurtured and given away
Lie to me, you lie to me, give me away, oh
Repetition of the theme of being lied to and abandoned
They told me:
Introduction of a third-person perspective, possibly an external influence
A little boy who had been wearing my face
Narrative of a little boy resembling the speaker who conveyed a destined abandonment
Had told me I was born to be given away
Reiteration of being told that the speaker is meant to be given away
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