Mama T
Mama T's Razor Symphony: A Tale of Redemption and Roses
Lyrics
Hey Mama T
Addressing someone as "Mama T."
Hey Mama T razor stepping down the street
Describing Mama T walking confidently down the street.
Mama sing T razor Mama T, Mama T
Repetition emphasizing Mama T's significance.
Look what you done to this child
Reflecting on the impact Mama T has had on the speaker.
Oh we're living so quiet on
Living quietly but not fully aware.
The street out there i didn't have a notion
Reflecting on a lack of understanding or care.
Not one bull's notion or a care
Continuation of not having concerns or care.
I went swinging oh from gutter to gutter
Describing a carefree, swinging lifestyle.
You could almost smell me
Imagery of the speaker's presence.
Mama T come looking for me
Mama T searching for the speaker.
Mama T razor just as sharp as a knife
Describing Mama T's razor as sharp as a knife.
Mama T razor come looking for me
Mama T razor actively searching for the speaker.
Mama T you bring me roses every day
Mama T bringing roses, emphasizing care and love.
My Mama T bring me roses every day
-Mama T bring me roses every day
-My Mama T bring me roses every day
-Lying down, keeping quiet, don't know what
Uncertain, possibly reflecting on a passive state.
Start a riot
Potential desire to start a rebellion or disturbance.
Well I ain't got my gloves on
Expressing a lack of concern for specific places.
I don't care about the town square
-I don't care about New Delhi, otherwise
-Only Mama T razor saved me
Mama T razor being the only salvation.
Mama T razor come and help me up
Mama T razor coming to the speaker's aid.
Mama T, Mama T, my Mama T
Repetition emphasizing the importance of Mama T.
My Mama T little a razor come up and saved me
-Gutter to gutter, ghetto to ghetto
Questions about identity and cleanliness.
Get to hell who knows how they smell?
-Who know who the lepers are
-Who the unclean are
-Tell me who the lepers are
-Who the unclean are
-Mama T razor gonna tell you now
Descriptions of Mama T razor's sharpness and power.
Mama T razor stepping up and out
-Mama T-Razor, sharp as you like
-Mama T razor sharper than any marlinspike
-The marlin, the marlin, the marlin
Reference to a marlin and swordfish, symbols of sharpness.
The marlin here come that swordfish
-Gonna cut you down like a little sharp razor
-Razor sharp like Mama T, going to cut you
Comparing sharpness to Mama T's razor.
Mama T, get it together
Encouragement for Mama T to get things together.
Mama T, get it together
-Mama T, spread my bed with roses every day
Repetition of Mama T spreading the speaker's bed with roses.
Spread my bed with roses every day
-Every flower in the rainbow
Claiming ownership of all flowers from Mama T.
They all belong to me they came from Mama T
-Mother Theresa stepping up on me
Reference to Mother Teresa and roses covering the speaker.
Mother T, all them roses
-Cover me with roses every day
-She cover me with them roses and them flowers
Continuation of the theme of being covered with roses.
Red? Indigo?
Uncertain, possible references to colors and entities.
Must you go?
-Here come, here come the Saffron
-Here come that gofor, run
-Here come the Twyler
-You can throw me roses every day like Mama T
Concluding with a request for continuous care from Mama T.
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