Bleeding Through My Shoes
War's Echo: A Poignant Tale of Resilience and Loss
Lyrics
You’re comin’ for a war
You are preparing for a confrontation.
Fitted for your coffin
Prepared for your own demise.
Cos I don’t give easy now
Because I don't surrender easily now.
I’m headed for a war
I am heading towards a conflict.
Fitted for my coffin
Prepared for my own demise.
You don’t give up easy now
You don't give up easily now.
Oh, you don’t give up easy now
Emphasizing that persistence is strong.
Sleepin’ like a rock on the ground at night
Sleeping deeply on the ground at night.
Prayin’ to the Lord, ""keep us out of sight.""
Praying to remain unnoticed by the Lord.
Bleedin' through my shoes
Bleeding through physical hardship or emotional pain.
Cryin' in my jacket
Crying while wearing a protective layer.
I wish I was dreamin'
Expressing a desire for the current situation to be unreal.
Oh, I wish I was dreamin'
Reiterating the wish for the current situation to be a dream.
Before my morphine dream
Referring to a dream influenced by morphine.
I would write to you by kerosene
Expressing a historical method of communication through kerosene.
I recall the gloves you wore in spring of 1934
Recalling specific details, like gloves, from a past time.
I live in a graveyard now
Currently residing in a place associated with death.
Buried none too deep
Not buried deeply, possibly exposing vulnerability.
Lord my soul to keep
Seeking spiritual protection.
Skin like a tree
Describing physical characteristics metaphorically.
Hands like a knife
Highlighting the duality of hands, potentially signifying conflict.
No I never had to learn to fight
Emphasizing a lack of experience in fighting.
A child of war and a man of death
Describing a person shaped by war and death.
You’ll be cursin’ me with every breath
Suggesting a negative impact on others' lives.
Ooh, with every breath
Repeating the idea of causing harm with one's existence.
Screamin to the king fill my lungs
Expressing a desire to be heard by a higher power.
Sword and a shield for a serpent's tongue
Using weapons for protection against deceit.
Bleedin’ through my shoes
Reiteration of physical and emotional suffering.
Cryin' in my jacket
Repeating the image of crying while wearing protection.
Oh, I wish I was dreamin'
Expressing a wish for the current situation to be a dream.
I wish I was dreamin'
Reiterating the desire for the current situation to be unreal.
You know I’d gladly take her sick and her sorrow
Expressing willingness to bear someone else's pain.
If for a moment all of my strength she could borrow
Hoping to alleviate someone else's suffering temporarily.
Erase the time
Desiring to erase a specific period of time for a loved one.
Give my Katy one more day
A personal plea for more time for a loved one.
I’ve got somethin’ I wish to say
Teasing upcoming communication or expression of feelings.
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