For My Crimes
Redemption Echoes: Unveiling the Depths of Marissa Nadler's 'For My Crimes'
Lyrics
When they take me down the corridor
Reference to being taken down a corridor, possibly symbolizing a journey or passage.
They secure my wrist with ties
Being physically restrained with ties, suggesting loss of freedom or control.
I'll be chasing the outline
Expressing a desire to pursue or follow the contours of a loved one's body.
Of your body next to mine
Reflecting on the memory of being close to someone special.
I've done terrible things
Acknowledging having committed regrettable actions or mistakes.
Cold and careless lies
Admitting to telling lies that were emotionally distant and unfeeling.
You can watch behind the glass as I
Suggesting a sense of detachment as someone watches from behind glass.
Pass through serpentine
Passing through a serpentine, possibly representing a winding or complex path.
Please don't remember me
Pleading not to be remembered, possibly due to shame or guilt.
Please don't remember me
Repetition for emphasis on the plea to be forgotten.
Please don't remember me for my crimes
An explicit request not to be remembered for the mistakes or sins committed.
When they take me down the corridor
Repetition of the corridor imagery, suggesting a recurring theme or event.
I remember the old course line
Recalling a past course of action or relationship that is now remembered.
When we were young, you used to tint your lips
Referencing a time when the person used to wear makeup, possibly in happier times.
And cheeks red with wine
Describing a romanticized image of the past involving wine and intimacy.
Please don't remember me
Reiteration of the plea to not be remembered, emphasizing the importance.
Please don't remember me
Repetition for emphasis, reinforcing the desire to be forgotten.
Please don't remember me for my crimes
Reiterating the plea to be spared from being remembered for wrongdoing.
For my crimes
A direct plea for mercy or understanding regarding the speaker's committed offenses.
For my crimes
Repetition emphasizing the plea for understanding or forgiveness.
For my crimes
Continued emphasis on pleading for mercy or leniency.
For my crimes
Final repetition, underlining the request for understanding and forgiveness.
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