Lyrics
Hello , i’m here
Greeting and acknowledgment of presence
Where everything started
Referring to the origin or beginning of something
Where I smoked my first cigarette on the floor
Recalling a personal memory of smoking a first cigarette on the floor
Hello I’m here
Reiteration of presence
But you’re not here
Addressing someone absent and expressing a sense of loss
And I can’t explain now how I’m feeling
Unable to articulate current emotions
Hello My dear
Greeting with affection
I think you can hear me
Belief that the recipient can hear the speaker
You don’t know that in this world everybody can see ..
Observation that in the world, everyone can witness certain actions
A child who shoots A woman in red
Listing disturbing events: a child shooting, a woman in red, a burning tree, tears in the sky, plastic in the sea, babies without dreams
A burning tree
Conveying a sense of despair about the state of the world
Sky full of tears
Depicting environmental degradation with a sky full of tears and plastic in the sea
Plastic in the sea
Highlighting the plight of babies without dreams
Babies without dreams
Expressing sorrow because no one is taking action
My heart is crying ‘cause no one does anything
Rejecting conventional labels of race or gender
We’re not black or white We’re not girl or boy
Describing a feeling of being soulless, akin to zombies
we're just soulless zombies
Admitting fear
And I’m afraid.
Saluting a teacher figure while acknowledging personal growth
Hello my teacher
Expressing a desire to escape or be invisible
I’m growing up
Reiteration of presence with reluctance
But the little girl in me would like to disappear
Continued observation of disturbing events in everyday life
Hello I’m here but I don’t want to be ‘couse everyday of my life I see..
Reiteration of the distress caused by witnessing violence and environmental issues
A child who shoots A woman in red
Repeating the list of distressing events
A burning tree
Reiterating the sense of helplessness and lack of action
Sky full of tears
Restating environmental concerns
Plastic in the sea Babies without dreams
Emphasizing the emotional pain due to inaction
My heart is crying cause no one does anything
Repeating the theme of not being defined by traditional categories
We’re not black or white We’re not girl or boy
Reiterating the feeling of being soulless, like zombies
we're just soulless zombies And I’m afraid.
Reaffirming fear
Now the smoke is killing me and
Describing the harmful effects of smoke and a bleak outlook on the world
I can’t see a better world
Expressing a pessimistic view of the future
I know that love will save me
Believing in the saving power of love
But it won’t save..
Suggesting doubt about the effectiveness of love in saving
A child who shoots
Repeating the list of disturbing events
A woman in red
Reiterating the despair caused by violence
A burning tree
Repeating the imagery of a burning tree
Sky full of tears
Reiterating the visual of tears in the sky
Plastic in the sea
Reiterating the environmental concern of plastic in the sea
Babies without dreams
Repeating the sorrowful image of babies without dreams
My heart is crying
Reiterating the emotional pain due to inaction
Cause No one does anything
Reiterating the theme of societal indifference
We’re not black or white We’re not girl or boy
Repeating the rejection of conventional labels
we're just soulless zombies And I’m afraid.
Reiterating the feeling of being soulless and expressing fear
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