Alice
Wyoming's Echoes: A Poignant Tale of Fear and Nostalgia
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Down at the station last week
Refers to a recent event at the station
A man from a university
A scholar or expert from a university
Came to teach all the deputies
Teaching law enforcement officials about Alice
About Alice
Introducing the subject "Alice"
Came to teach us all about Alice
Emphasizing the teaching about Alice
Back in the days of Columbine
Referring to the past, particularly the Columbine incident
We taught schools to duck and hide, kill the lights, be quiet, there's a bad guy
Previous safety protocols taught in schools during dangerous situations
But now we teach em' all Alice
Shifting to teaching something new, possibly related to Alice
The data gave us Alice
Suggesting that data or information introduced the concept of Alice
I grew up here in Sheridan County district one
Personal background of growing up in a specific district
And we fielded nine on our football team but boy we could run
Reflection on a successful football team
It's late September and school's in full swing
Describing the time of year in school
There's a chill in the air October's coming
Observation about the changing weather and approaching October
I tell my boys down at the station don't be dumb
Advice given to peers about caution at the station
If you pull over a truck this time a year best assume they've got a gun
Warning about potential dangers during hunting season
It's hunting season
Stating the ongoing hunting season in Wyoming
In Wyoming
Geographical context of Wyoming
I remember I remember when we were boys
Recollection of childhood with father
And Dad would take us out before class
Memories of bonding time with father involving guns
And we'd hold guns and laugh and shoot squirrels and dirt
Recollecting innocent times of laughter and shooting for fun
And I never once thought that bullets were to hurt other people
Never associating harm with the use of guns
We'd leave em' unlocked in the high school parking lot all day
Leaving guns unlocked in the high school parking lot, indicating a different time regarding gun safety
And my heart breaks
Expressing sadness or empathy for Alice
For Alice
Reiteration of empathy or sorrow for Alice
My heart breaks for Alice
Personal experience of a troubling dream at 2am
I woke up in a sweat at 2am
Describing a distressing dream involving a negative event in the district
I dreamed district one had an incident
Community response to an alarming incident
The bells were ringing and the phones blew up
Feeling trapped or unable to help during a crisis
And all of the neighbors came running with their guns
Imagining chaos with neighbors rushing to help, armed
And I was stuck on a lead driving east on 14
Feeling stuck or restricted while trying to reach the incident site
And the mountains just rose and rose and I couldn't break free
Describing the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to escape
And they echoed with the foot falls and the bullets and the screams
Imagery of the mountains echoing with alarming sounds
And all I could do was pray
Feeling powerless and resorting to prayer for Alice's safety
For Alice
Expressing prayers or hopes for Alice's well-being
For Alice
Reiteration of praying for Alice's safety
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