Lyrics
It's us I liken to a covey
Compares "us" to a group of birds (covey).
A polar bear has breached a pup
Describes a polar bear attacking a young seal (pup).
The palace walls are
Refers to the palace walls.
Strewn with tapestries
Describes tapestries scattered on the palace walls.
And the window panes are
Points out splintered and shattered window panes.
Splintered and shattered
Continues describing the damaged windows.
With a crumbled dog
Mentions a crumbled dog on each floor or level.
On every landing
Highlights the presence of a crumbled dog on every landing.
And every stranger cowers
Suggests fear in every stranger as they cower.
The dress is torn
Refers to a torn dress and a demanding tone.
The tone demanding
Indicates the latent strength of a canine.
The canine's latent strength
Empty line, no specific meaning provided.
And would her loins
Contemplates if her loins would produce a sound.
Would yield a yelp
Imagines a yelp that could be produced.
A beating purr to steal the
Refers to a beating purr, possibly indicating intimacy.
Time with
Mentions stealing time together.
Here's where we walk
Describes walking hand in hand.
Hand in hand
Expresses disdain for the described situation.
O how I despise it
Contrasts the despised situation with enjoying the light.
O how I enjoy the light
Expresses pleasure in the light of the first morning forever.
Of the first morning forever
Reflects on eternal morning light with joy.
Wisdom, wealth tag
Mentions wisdom and wealth with a tag, possibly as labels.
On like afterbirth
Compares wisdom and wealth to afterbirth.
I will love you forever
Declares eternal love.
And if I don't
Contemplates the possibility of not loving forever.
And if I do
Contemplates the possibility of loving forever.
The difference exists in a fiction
Suggests the existence of a difference in a fictional context.
The day has cooled
States that the day and time have cooled.
The time will too
Anticipates the cooling of time as well.
And we will call upon the light
Expresses the intention to call upon the light in the future.
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