Mother
Navigating Choices: A Song of Independence and Redemption
Lyrics
Mother, I know you're disappointed
Mother, expressing awareness of disappointment
Because my choices don't make it out like I'm anointed
Acknowledging perceived lack of special favor
But I gotta find this on my own
Expressing the need to discover independently
Despite my being failure prone
Recognizing a tendency for failures
Let me fall so I can get back up
Desiring the experience of falling and rising again
Empty the glass so I can fill the cup
Metaphorically, making room for new experiences
We each make our own choices
Emphasizing individual responsibility for choices
We each make our own choices
Reiteration of personal agency in decision-making
For better or for worse it won't play out like we rehearse
Acknowledging unpredictability in life outcomes
When we each make our own choices
Reiterating the consequences of personal choices
Oh mother, I hope someday you'll be proud of me
Expressing a hope for future pride based on personal achievements
Not for doing what you want, but for the small path I made to be
Desiring recognition for carving an individual path
It wasn't there before
Highlighting the uniqueness of the created path
So I had to carve out my own front door
Emphasizing the effort in establishing independence
So I could walk along how I needed to
Creating a metaphor for personal journey and growth
But please know I've always needed you
Expressing ongoing emotional dependence
We each make our own choices
Reiterating the theme of personal decision-making
We each make our own choices
Affirming individual responsibility and consequences
For better or for worse it won't play out like we rehearse
Acknowledging the unpredictability of life's script
When we each make our own choices
Reiterating the impact of individual choices
You get mad when I say fuck
Addressing a conflict over the use of strong language
But we each got our own luck
Highlighting individual differences in luck or fate
Yours ain't mine and mine sure as hell aint yours
Emphasizing the uniqueness of personal experiences
You who raised us
Recognizing the role of the mother in upbringing
Taught us about Jesus
Referencing religious teachings and values
You don't hold the blame
Relieving the mother of guilt or responsibility
So please don't feel any shame
Requesting the mother not to feel ashamed
We each make our own choices
Reiterating the central theme of personal decision-making
We each make our own choices
Affirming individual responsibility and consequences
For better or for worse it won't play out like we rehearse
Reiterating the uncertainty of life's outcomes
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