Lyrics
Wake up in an unknown place
Awakening in an unfamiliar location.
Staring into an unknown face
Gazing at an unknown person's face.
Grab my clothes and I try to escape but I don't know how
Attempting to leave but uncertain about the way out.
No I don't know how
Expressing a lack of knowledge on how to escape.
To get home
Feeling lost and unsure about returning home.
Daddy says you won't find the answers
Advice from father: solutions aren't found at the bottle's bottom.
At the bottom of the bottle
Emphasizing the ineffectiveness of seeking answers in alcohol.
Looked him in the eyes, I said yes sir
Respectful acknowledgment to father, but admitting uncertainty.
But I don't know how
Reiterating a lack of knowledge on how to gain control.
No I don't know how
Reaffirming the struggle with lack of control.
To have control
Expressing difficulty in having command over one's life.
Mama says you can't reach your dreams in the little cloud that leaks from your pipe but
Mother's advice on the impracticality of achieving dreams through substances.
Every time I light up it seems that I don't know how
Contradicting mother's advice by using substances despite uncertainty.
No I don't know how
Reiterating a lack of knowledge on how to cope with solitude.
To be alone
Expressing discomfort and uncertainty about being alone.
Sister sister can't you hear her call
Calling out to a sister for support or understanding.
I thought that every night you could listen right through her walls
Expecting sister to comprehend distress without explicit communication.
The little flower girl drips red in her bathtub blues
Symbolic imagery of a girl in emotional turmoil represented by "bathtub blues."
She'll be fine tomorrow afternoon
Anticipating improvement in the girl's condition in the near future.
Getting stoned underneath the daytime moon
Engaging in substance use during daylight hours as a coping mechanism.
Trying to find a "me" that's true
Searching for an authentic self while under the influence.
But flowers die and lovers lie
Highlighting the transient nature of beauty and the deceit in love.
And mother how she cries just to look into her baby's sad eyes
Depicting a mother's sorrow witnessing her child's sadness.
Growing pains
Describing emotional pain as a natural part of personal growth.
That's all it is
Summarizing the struggles as "growing pains."
Her name's been tainted
Revealing a tainted reputation or identity crisis.
"Miss Misery" it is
Labeling the individual as "Miss Misery" due to perceived hardships.
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