Lyrics
I have a history with lands and plants and animals
I, as an individual, have a history with lands, plants, and animals.
I have a history with lands and plants and animals
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's connection to lands, plants, and animals.
I founded it long ago
The speaker founded something significant in the past.
I founded it, not one man
The founding involved multiple people, not just one man.
I founded it, wasn’t him
Emphasis on the speaker's role in the foundation, excluding a particular individual.
I founded it
Reiteration of the speaker's founding role.
It was me
The speaker takes ownership, emphasizing "It was me."
You have a history of conquering what is not yours
You, addressing someone else, have a history of conquering things not belonging to you.
You have a history of conquering what is not yours
Repetition for emphasis on the addressee's conquering history.
I founded it long ago
The speaker reiterates their own founding, emphasizing a historical act.
I founded it, not one man
Multiple individuals were involved in the speaker's founding, not just one man.
I founded it, wasn’t him
Exclusion of a specific individual from the speaker's founding act.
I founded it
Repetition of the speaker's founding, underscoring their role.
It was me
Emphasis on the speaker as the primary force behind the founding.
Your discourse smothers me, it covers me, it smothers me
The addressee's discourse is suffocating, overwhelming, and covering the speaker.
Your discourse
Reiteration of the discourse's impact on the speaker.
Of course.
Conclusion or emphasis on the suffocating nature of the addressee's discourse.
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