America Something
Reflections on Freedom and Loss
Lyrics
Be what you will be, she said to me
Expressing a sentiment of accepting personal choices and identity.
Long as you are what I want u to be
Emphasizing the condition that one should align with the speaker's desires.
I tip my hat to the rosebuds as they die
Paying homage to fading beauty or fleeting moments, possibly reflecting on mortality.
I heard the hangman is coming for me
Anticipating consequences or judgment, feeling pursued by a negative force.
I hope he steals me when I am asleep
Expressing a desire for escape or release from impending troubles.
I’ll wake up in Texas and watch those cactus cry
Imagining a scenario where waking up in Texas brings solace amidst desolation.
I brought my regrets to the cut wife
Bringing past mistakes or sorrows to a figure associated with healing or transformation.
She cut them open with her bloody knife
Symbolic act of removing regrets, possibly seeking a fresh start.
Then she put the leftovers in the lost and found
Placing the remnants of mistakes in a place of forgotten things.
Where are the heroes? Where have they gone?
Pondering the absence of heroes and their disappearance.
I had their numbers right here in my phone
A reference to a list of heroes' contacts, possibly signifying lost connections.
I’m taking all of their posters of my wall
Removing symbols or representations of heroes from personal space.
I was a bunny just hopping around
Describing a playful, carefree state before a significant change.
I was the only slick hare this town
Boasting a unique or exceptional status in the town.
Then you came along and you cut my carrot down
Expressing vulnerability and loss after encountering someone new.
Oh say can u see what I see now?
Pondering on shared perceptions and questioning the reality seen.
The madman is wearing the emperor’s crown
Highlighting a paradox where a mentally unstable person holds power.
I would do something but both my hands are bound
Feeling powerless or restrained despite recognizing a problem.
Shot down my ego from up on horseback
Experiencing a blow to confidence, unexpected and from a position of authority.
Never expected that it would shoot back
Reflecting on the surprise of facing consequences for one's actions.
I buried my expectations in the ground
Abandoning hope or anticipation by burying expectations.
America something, the land of the free
Raising questions about the essence of freedom in America.
Am I forgetting what that means to me?
Wondering if personal understanding of freedom is fading or changing.
Let’s burn our bridges and make-out to the sound
Suggesting a radical act of severing connections, juxtaposed with intimacy.
Let’s burn our bridges and make-out to the sound
Repeating the idea of burning bridges, emphasizing a bold action amid uncertainty.
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