Lyrics
It's a wicked life
Expressing that life is challenging and difficult
Isn't it
Rhetorical question affirming the difficulty of life
That's how you really feel
Asking if the expressed difficulty reflects true feelings
Isn't it
Reiterating and questioning the authenticity of emotions
You'd like a different life
Desire for a different, perhaps easier, life
Wouldn't you
Rhetorical question affirming the desire for change
Everything in place
Suggesting that everything is in order or as expected
It's a wicked life
Reiteration of life's challenges and difficulties
Isn't it
Rhetorical question affirming the wickedness of life
Filled with good and bad
Life is a mix of good and bad experiences
Hats in hand
People showing respect with hats in hand, possibly a gesture of submission
I don't blame you William, William
Addressing someone named William, understanding and forgiving
Flesh and bone
Acknowledging the human aspect, the physical and mortal nature
Just like everyone
Highlighting commonality with others in being flesh and bone
How could you have known
Expressing the lack of foresight or knowledge in life
Just like everyone
Emphasizing the shared experience of uncertainty
It's a wicked life
Reiteration of life's challenges and difficulties
Isn't it
Rhetorical question affirming the wickedness of life
But the scales were tipped long before you
Acknowledging that life's balance was disrupted long ago
Shoulders weren't meant to hold
Shoulders not meant to carry heavy burdens
Shoulders weren't meant to hold
Repetition emphasizing the incapacity to bear heavy loads
You were made to be crushed
Suggesting vulnerability and being overwhelmed
Made to believe in love
Being created to believe in love, possibly leading to disappointment
You were built to break
Expressing the fragility and susceptibility to breaking
An army of imperfect animals
Depicting a group of flawed individuals with a fierce and aggressive nature
All teeth, no hope
Symbolizing a sense of despair or resignation, emphasizing challenges without hope
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