Jaws of Life

Expresses a metaphorical idea that the speaker's mouth is a dangerous place, potentially destructive like a mine.

Suggests that the speaker's words or actions have explosive power, emphasizing a potential for harm or disruption.

Reflects a regretful sentiment about causing harm, using the image of tearing the wings off a butterfly as a metaphor for destruction of beauty or innocence.

Continues the regretful theme, expressing a desire to avoid causing harm but acknowledging a lack of control or restraint.

Expresses a wish for a greater emotional or expressive range, possibly indicating a feeling of limitation or inadequacy.

Admits a lack of the desired range, possibly referring to an emotional or expressive limitation.

Suggests a recognition that change is necessary in the speaker's life, possibly referring to personal growth or improvement.

Expresses skepticism or resignation about the likelihood of actual change occurring.

Emphasizes the speaker's perception that the desired change may not happen during their lifetime, indicating a sense of frustration or hopelessness.

Reiterates the idea that the desired change may not occur in the current life, reinforcing a sense of resignation.

Expresses uncertainty or lack of understanding about how someone else, possibly the subject of the song, can find peace or contentment.

Highlights the speaker's inability to comprehend the peace or contentment of another person, possibly due to personal struggles or conflicts.

Describes a difficulty in separating or disconnecting from someone or something, using the metaphor of cutting with the "jaws of life," which are typically used for rescue operations.

Reiterates the difficulty of breaking free from a situation, emphasizing the metaphorical use of the "jaws of life" to suggest a complex and challenging extraction.

Expresses a desire to attribute blame for a situation, but acknowledges the inability to do so, possibly indicating a sense of responsibility or guilt.

Emphasizes the recognition that assigning blame may not be possible, possibly due to the complexity of the situation.

Reflects a repetition of the desire for change, coupled with a pessimistic outlook on the likelihood of it happening.

Reiterates the skepticism or resignation regarding the potential for change, underscoring a sense of inevitability.

Restates the idea that the desired change may not happen during the speaker's lifetime, reinforcing a theme of frustration or hopelessness.

Reiterates the notion that the desired change may not occur in the current life, echoing a sense of resignation.

Repeats the idea that the desired change may not happen during the speaker's lifetime, maintaining a theme of frustration or hopelessness.

Concludes with a repetition of the idea that the desired change may not occur in the current life, emphasizing a sense of resignation or acceptance.