nobody
Unveiling Silence: Emily's Escape Beyond Judgment
Lyrics
Emily swam out past the breakers
Emily swam beyond the breaking waves.
Emily left her lies behind
Emily abandoned her falsehoods.
Over and round the broken wreckage
Around the wreckage of the sunken shoreline.
Of the sunken shoreline
The remnants of the submerged coast.
Above her the moon was shining heavy
The moon was prominently shining above her.
Below her the bottom dropped away
The ocean floor dropped away beneath her.
Behind her she heard the first explosion
She heard the initial explosion from the courthouse behind her.
In the court house by the bay
Explosions in the courthouse by the bay.
Her uniform was on the ground
Her uniform lay on the ground.
She left it purple, gray, and muddy
She left it stained with purple, gray, and mud.
They would assume that she had drowned
They would assume she drowned; she was nobody.
After all she was nobody
Highlighting her insignificance.
Wouldn't they know what she had done?
Wondering if others would know her actions.
Wouldn't they curse her phony name
Anticipating criticism of her false name.
Didn't she worry didn't care
Questioning if she cared or worried.
They had themselves to blame
Blaming others for their own misfortunes.
Emily swam away from anger
Swimming away from anger.
Emily swam away from pain
Escaping from emotional pain.
Emily swam away from fire
Seeking refuge from fire and chaos.
When the explosions began to wane
As the explosions subsided.
Her uniform was on the ground
Her uniform discarded on the ground again.
She left it purple, gray, and muddy
Stained with purple, gray, and mud once more.
They would assume that she had drowned
Assuming her demise, given her status as nobody.
After all she was nobody
Reiterating her perceived insignificance.
Emily swam
Emily swam, a concluding action.
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