Lyrics
It's in the way she talks
Describing the manner in which she communicates
And how she stares
Noting her intense gaze
At someone when nothing is there
Looking at someone when there's nothing to see
The way she sits
Her posture and manner of sitting
The way she stares
How she gazes or stares
And never really seems to care
Seeming indifferent or unconcerned
That nobody is ever there
Her apparent isolation or lack of company
Nobody is ever there
Reiteration of her solitude
Rosemary (everybody says she's insane)
People’s perception of her as mentally unstable
Everyone says she's insane (rosemary's my middle name)
Confirmation of the perception regarding her sanity
Rosemary (that's my middle name)
Reaffirming her identity as Rosemary
That is my middle name
Reiteration of her name as Rosemary
She's in the ground so deep
Metaphorically, she’s buried or deeply troubled
But doesn't mind
She’s unfazed by her situation
At least she has a place to sleep
She’s content with having a place to rest
I'm six feet under
Speaker feels similarly overwhelmed
And oh
An expression of despair
Never really been this cheap
She has never felt so devalued or worthless
Hopefully she never weeps
Hoping she doesn’t experience sadness
Rosemary (everybody says she's insane)
Repeated perception of her being perceived as insane
Everyone says she's insane (rosemary's my middle name)
Reiteration of the societal perception of her mental state
Rosemary (that's my middle name)
Confirmation of her identity as Rosemary
That is my middle name
Reiteration of her name as Rosemary
Rosemary (she lives in the garden alone)
Describing her living alone in a garden
Lives in a garden alone
Emphasizing her solitary existence in the garden
And wherever she is
Her location being her only home
That is her home
Emphasizing the garden as her sole residence
I wanna go home
Expression of longing for home or familiarity
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Repetitive sounds with no specific linguistic meaning
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