Lyrics
Enter the foreign face
Entering an unfamiliar or foreign situation or encounter.
Pray for the rain
Expressing a desire for a cleansing or purifying experience, possibly symbolized by rain.
You gotta deal with the mud too
Acknowledging the necessity of dealing with difficulties or challenges.
With the mud too
Reiteration of the need to confront and handle challenges represented by "mud."
A future we can't replace
Reflecting on a future that cannot be substituted or replicated.
I'll make it all go away
Claiming the ability to make problems or negative aspects disappear.
And decorate for better days
Expressing a commitment to beautify and improve circumstances for the future.
Did you learn your lesson now my son
Questioning if a lesson has been learned, possibly from past experiences.
Have you given up before your time has come
Asking if one has given up prematurely, before reaching their full potential.
Cling to your frail identity
Encouraging holding onto one's vulnerable and authentic self.
Can't escape this pariah in me
Acknowledging the presence of an outcast or undesirable aspect within oneself.
How do we choose our fate
Pondering the process of making choices that determine destiny.
Pray for escape
Expressing a desire or hope for liberation or freedom from difficulties.
You gotta draw a line soon
Stressing the need to establish boundaries or make decisions.
Draw a line soon
Reiterating the importance of making decisive choices.
Why can't we just think straight
Questioning the difficulty of thinking clearly or logically.
And make it all go away
Reiterating the ability to make problems disappear and improve the situation.
And decorate for better days
Continuing the commitment to enhance circumstances for the future.
Did you learn your lesson now my son
Repeating the inquiry about whether a lesson has been learned.
Have you given up before your time has come
Repeating the question about giving up prematurely.
Cling to your frail identity
Reiterating the importance of embracing one's true self despite challenges.
Can't escape this pariah in me
Re-emphasizing the difficulty of escaping an undesirable aspect within oneself.
Pariah
Direct reference to being a pariah, an outcast or undesirable entity.
Did you learn your lesson now my son
Repeating the question about learning a lesson.
Have you given up before your time has come
Repeating the inquiry about giving up prematurely.
Cling to your frail identity
Reiterating the importance of embracing one's true self despite challenges.
Can't escape this pariah in me
Re-emphasizing the difficulty of escaping an undesirable aspect within oneself.
Pariah in me
Highlighting the presence of the pariah within the speaker.
Pariah in me
Repetition for emphasis, underscoring the persistence of the pariah within.
Pariah in me
Continued repetition, emphasizing the enduring nature of the pariah within.
Pariah
Final reference to the pariah, concluding the lyrical expression.
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