The Hand that Feeds
Breaking the Chains: Defying Cowardice and Finding Strength
Lyrics
Stricken by his unrelenting hand until you bleed
Feeling the impact of someone's relentless actions until it causes bleeding.
When will you stop idolising cowardice
Questioning when one will stop admiring or revering cowardly behavior.
When will you stop listening to this twisted reprise
When will one stop listening to a distorted repetition of harmful ideas or patterns.
Will you break the cycle
Asking if there's a willingness to break the recurring pattern or cycle.
Bite the fucking hand that feeds
Advocating for rebelling against the source that provides support but also inflicts harm.
I watch as my closest friend gets brutally battered
Observing a close friend undergoing severe physical abuse.
Bloody fists, bloody eyes, bloody mouth
Describing the brutal physical injuries: fists, eyes, mouth covered in blood.
He isn't fighting back
Noting the lack of retaliation or resistance from the friend.
And why should he
Questioning why the friend wouldn't fight back, suggesting a fear-induced response.
My dad would kill me too
Expressing personal fear that a similar fate awaits if one were to oppose.
Every day's the same and yet you never fucking learn
Highlighting a repetitive cycle of experiencing the same situation without learning from it.
Unknowingly complicit in his twisted ways and
Unintentionally contributing to or enabling the abuser's twisted behavior.
Oh
Exclaiming a sense of emptiness or lack of meaningful response to the situation.
Nothing
Emphasizing the absence or lack of significant action.
There is nothing
Reiterating the absence or feeling of helplessness.
I wouldn't give
Willingness to do anything to prevent the suffering of the friend.
To stop you from suffering
Sense of urgency or desperation to stop the friend's pain.
The adrenaline kicks in
Feeling an adrenaline rush, heightened emotions in response to the situation.
Blood and emotion rushes to the ends of my fingers
Physiological reaction to fear or stress, experiencing heightened sensations.
I'm listening and I'm scared
Admitting fear and confusion about how to respond or help.
I don't know what to do
Expressing uncertainty about the appropriate action to take.
Tell me
Requesting guidance or advice in the face of uncertainty.
Tell me
Repeated plea for guidance or direction.
Tell me
Continued plea for help or advice.
Raise your scrawny fists and fight
Encouraging the friend to fight back and defend themselves.
Save yourself
Urging the friend to take action to save themselves and indirectly help the speaker.
And save me
Pleading for the friend to save themselves and by doing so, save the speaker as well.
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