Flesh and Bone Soldier
Eternal Resilience: A Tale of Wooden, Cardboard, and Tin Soldiers
Lyrics
There once was a little wooden soldier
Introduction of a wooden soldier facing a downfall from his pedestal.
Who fell down from his pedestal
Describing the fall of the wooden soldier.
And the flames came up and they devoured him
Depiction of the destructive flames consuming the fallen wooden soldier.
And the little wooden soldier was in hell
The wooden soldier is metaphorically in a state of torment or hardship.
He was only a little wooden soldier
Description of the wooden soldier burning in a fireplace.
Burning in the fireplace
Reiteration of the wooden soldier's fate in the fire.
He was only a little wooden soldier
Emphasizing the small size of the wooden soldier.
But there was no sorrow on his face
Contrast between the soldier's small size and the absence of sorrow on his face.
There once was a little cardboard soldier
Introduction of a cardboard soldier facing exposure to the storm.
And he was left out in the storm
Description of the cardboard soldier being left out in the storm.
And then the sun came out and bleached him
Depiction of the sun bleaching and fading the cardboard soldier.
And the little cardboard soldier soon was gone
The cardboard soldier's eventual disappearance due to weathering.
He was only a little cardboard soldier
Emphasis on the cardboard soldier fading in the sun and rain.
Fading in the sun and rain
Reiteration of the soldier's material and his lack of pain.
He was only a little cardboard soldier
Highlighting the soldier's small size and resilient nature.
But his body felt no pain
Contrast between the soldier's material vulnerability and lack of physical pain.
There once was little tin soldier
Introduction of a tin soldier falling into obscurity.
And he fell from his box into the dust
Description of the tin soldier falling into dust.
And soon the world forgot about him
The world forgetting about the tin soldier.
And the little tin soldier turned to rust
The tin soldier's transformation into rust, symbolizing neglect.
He was only a little tin soldier
Emphasis on the tin soldier lying deserted on the path.
Lying deserted on the path
Description of the tin soldier's abandoned state.
He was only a little tin soldier
Reiteration of the tin soldier's small size and lack of fear.
But there was no fear in his heart
Highlighting the tin soldier's resilience in the face of abandonment.
There once was a flesh and bone soldier
Introduction of a flesh and bone soldier, representing a real person.
And he was no more than a boy
Emphasizing the youth and vulnerability of the flesh and bone soldier.
And the enemy that he was fighting
Clarifying that the enemy faced by the soldier is not a mere plaything or toy.
Was no plaything or no toy
Highlighting the seriousness of the conflict faced by the flesh and bone soldier.
He was only a flesh and bone soldier
Description of the flesh and bone soldier fighting for his cherished values.
Fighting for all that he holds dear
Emphasis on the soldier's commitment to his principles and the challenges he endures.
He was only a flesh and bone soldier
Reiteration of the soldier's material composition and emotional experience.
But he feels the sorrow, pain and fear
Expressing the soldier's deep emotional connection to sorrow, pain, and fear.
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