You Don't Know What You're Asking
Navigating Expectations: The Unseen Burdens
Lyrics
When are you gonna have children of your own?
Questioning when the listener will have children.
When are you gonna buy a place of your own?
Asking when the listener will purchase their own home.
When are you gonna start showing up at church?
Questioning when the listener will begin attending church regularly.
When are you gonna sleep soundly through the night?
Asking when the listener will be able to sleep peacefully through the night.
When are you gonna have children of your own?
Repeated question about having children.
I don't know
The person being asked doesn't know the answer regarding having children.
When are you gonna buy a place of your own?
Reiteration of asking when the listener will buy their own place.
I don't know
The person being asked doesn't know when they'll buy their own place.
When are you gonna start showing up at church?
Repeating the query about attending church regularly.
I don't know
The person being asked doesn't have an answer regarding attending church.
When are you gonna sleep soundly through the night?
Reiterating the query about sleeping soundly.
Expectations
Referencing expectations placed upon the listener.
Complications
Highlighting complications or difficulties associated with these expectations.
You don't know what you're asking of me!
An assertion that the person asking doesn't understand the weight or complexity of their inquiries.
When are you gonna stop lying to your friends?
Questioning when the listener will cease lying to their friends.
I don't know
The person being asked doesn't have an answer regarding the lies.
When are you gonna confess to where you've been?
Asking when the listener will admit or disclose their whereabouts.
I don't know
The person being asked doesn't know when they'll confess.
When are you gonna hear the voice of the Lord?
Questioning when the listener will perceive or understand the voice of God.
Bright and strong, early morn'
Describing a vivid moment of hearing God's voice early in the morning.
Folded, head in hands?
Suggesting a posture of prayer or contemplation (folded, head in hands).
I don't know!
The person being asked still doesn't have an answer regarding hearing God's voice.
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