Swallow

Sorrow's Echo: Embracing Desires and Demons in Kofko's 'Swallow'
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Lyrics

Catch a sparrow chewing bones

Metaphorically capturing something delicate or small (sparrow) engaging in something contradictory or harmful (chewing bones).

Writing/riding on through a megaphone

Expressing oneself loudly or boldly (riding on through a megaphone) while communicating a message or idea.

What has held you down to come

Questioning the factors or circumstances that have restrained someone from taking action or moving forward.

A methadone lullaby

Reference to a calming or soothing song (lullaby) associated with methadone, a synthetic opioid used to treat addiction, possibly implying reliance on something for comfort.

Swallow

Repetition of the word "swallow," possibly emphasizing the act of enduring pain or sorrow.

In the crack of sorrow

Reiterating the sense of enduring pain or hardship, nestled within sorrow.

I owe my life to Cthulhu

An acknowledgment of owing one's existence or experiences to something larger or supernatural (Cthulhu, a fictional cosmic entity).

Within my strawberry purview

Personal perspective encompassing one's limited but cherished viewpoint (strawberry purview).

It's hollow

Emphasizing a lack of substance or depth, possibly referring to emotional emptiness.

Can you inject the morrow

Questioning the possibility of influencing or impacting the future (injecting the morrow) through action or change.

Or spice it up with some voodoo

Offering alternative ways to influence the future, suggesting supernatural or mystical methods like voodoo.

Noose the monochrome virtue

Suggesting a constriction of moral values or beliefs (monochrome virtue) by using a noose metaphorically.

Could you let me go to hell the way I want to go myself

Requesting autonomy in choosing one's path towards damnation or a negative outcome.

Mara take me there to dwell in sin and sensual desire

Invoking a figure (Mara) associated with temptation and desire to guide towards sinful experiences or states of being.

Swallow

Reiteration of enduring pain or sorrow, similar to earlier lines.

In the crack of sorrow

Reiterating the sense of enduring pain or hardship, nestled within sorrow.

I owe my life to Cthulhu

An acknowledgment of owing one's existence or experiences to something larger or supernatural (Cthulhu, a fictional cosmic entity).

Within my strawberry purview

Personal perspective encompassing one's limited but cherished viewpoint (strawberry purview).

It's hollow

Emphasizing a lack of substance or depth, possibly referring to emotional emptiness.

Can you inject the morrow

Questioning the possibility of influencing or impacting the future (injecting the morrow) through action or change.

Or spice it up with some voodoo

Offering alternative ways to influence the future, suggesting supernatural or mystical methods like voodoo.

Noose the monochrome virtue

Suggesting a constriction of moral values or beliefs (monochrome virtue) by using a noose metaphorically.

The fog will crystalize

Imagery suggesting clarity or revelation emerging from a previously obscured state (fog).

If blood will be purified

Suggesting purification or cleansing through bloodshed or sacrifice.

But if there's not a sacrifice

Emphasizing the necessity of sacrifice for purification or change.

I'll kill for a suicide

Expressing a willingness to go to extreme lengths to end personal suffering or turmoil.

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