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You're not giving an inch
You're not yielding at all
You're strung like wire
You're tense and tightly wound
Your open arms they flinch
Your welcoming gestures recoil
Joan Crawford style
In a dramatic, intense manner like Joan Crawford
Treated like a towel
Treated poorly, like an expendable object
Inside you howl
You express internal pain or distress
On some dark concrete
In a desolate urban environment
Midnight street
A street at midnight
You've built an altar
You've created a complete structure of worship or reverence
That's quite complete
Your ability to manage yourself is very impressive
Your self control
Is exceptionally remarkable
Is damned amazing
You're making a great effort
You're trying hard
The speaker desires you strongly
And I want you
Refers to the person being addressed as a powerful but possibly tyrannical figure
Little miss emperor
You really want to grow
You genuinely aim to develop and mature
And you're alert, I know
You are attentive and aware
But babies mostly drown
Inexperienced individuals often fail or get overwhelmed
It's a company town
A place where success depends on who you know or connections
Cheat gods and joke
Deceive powerful entities and mock traditional values
Attack your noble ghost
Challenge or confront your own higher ideals
I saw the best minds
Witnessed the most talented and intellectual individuals
Of my generation
The brightest minds from my generation
Learn how to crawl
Learned how to navigate or survive in difficult situations
Across our nation
Throughout the country
Conformity falls
Traditional behavior loses its influence suddenly and completely
Like one wet blanket
Our way of life is stifling or suffocating
Look how we live
The speaker desires you strongly
And I want you
Little miss emperor
-Little miss emperor
-Trying to open doors
Attempting to access new opportunities or possibilities
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