Moving On
Empowering Journey: Breaking Chains and Dancing into Freedom
Lyrics
She was reunited with the father of her kids
Reunion with the father of her kids.
He said "it wasn't me it was the booze, I know not what I did"
He denies responsibility, attributing actions to alcohol.
She said "you filled the bathtub with my blood, when you bashed in my head
Details of violence suffered from the father.
You can go to hell, I'm moving on
Declaring independence and moving forward.
You can go to hell, I'm moving on"
Reiteration of moving on from the past.
Then she saw her mom who said "I love you, sweet baby"
Mother expresses love, contrasting with past abuse.
She said "then why'd you beat me until I started to bleed?
Recollection of abuse suffered from the mother.
You starved me too, I had to dance for money in the street
Additional hardships faced, including starvation and dancing for money.
You can go to hell, I'm moving on
Expressing determination to move on from maternal abuse.
You can go to hell, I'm moving on"
Reiteration of the resolve to move forward.
Running from the one who gave her life
Escaping from the one who gave her life (mother).
Running from the man who called her wife
Fleeing from an abusive marital relationship.
She will find a way out I am sure
Belief in finding a way out of the difficult situation.
Then no one can hurt her anymore
Anticipation of a future free from harm.
When she got there, the old man was holding a tutu
Encounter with an old man holding ballet attire.
And a pair of brand new pink Capezio toe shoes
Items associated with ballet: tutu and toe shoes.
She laughed and said "excuse me Sir, do those belong to you?"
Amusement at the notion of the items belonging to the old man.
He said "no they're yours, go put them on"
Old man insists they belong to her, encouraging her to put them on.
He said "no they're yours, go put them on"
Reiteration of the old man's encouragement.
The stage was big, as every place she'd ever lived combined
The stage represents a significant opportunity.
And there were wooden soldiers, there that were three times her size
Symbolic presence of challenges (wooden soldiers).
With a plie and a relevé, her dreams were realized
Achievement of dreams through dance (plie and relevé).
She said "but I thought Clara was a blonde"
Confusion about the character Clara's appearance in the ballet.
She said "but I thought Clara was a blonde"
Reiteration of confusion about Clara's appearance.
The old man said "now princess, yes your hair's as black as night
Old man acknowledges the protagonist's black hair.
But prima ballerinas now we know aren't always white
Challenge to the traditional image of prima ballerinas being white.
A million people saying something's so don't make it right"
Rejecting societal norms that don't align with reality.
She said "I've died and gone to heaven
Feeling euphoric, as if in heaven.
I've died and gone to heaven"
Reiteration of the euphoric feeling.
Running from the one who gave her life
Repeating the escape from the mother and abusive marriage.
Running from the man who called her wife
Reiteration of fleeing from the oppressive figures in her life.
She will find a way out I am sure
Belief in finding a way out of the difficult situation.
Then no one can hurt her anymore
Anticipation of a future free from harm.
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