Mama Dear
Mama's Guidance: Navigating Darkness in a World of Fear
Lyrics
Oh Mama Dear
Addressing the mother figure affectionately
Can you help me
Seeking assistance or guidance
I'm afraid of the world
Expressing fear or anxiety about the world
Oh Mama Dear
Reiterating the need for help from the mother
Tried to warn me
Recalling past warnings given by the mother
When I was a little girl
Reflecting on childhood advice from the mother
It wasn't clear
Unclear or confusing circumstances
To me
Uncertain realization of the darkness within the light
It'd be this dark in the light
Feeling restricted or constrained
My hands are tied
Sense of powerlessness or lack of control
Behind me
Metaphorically depicting a vulnerable position
Face down just the way they like
Resignation or acceptance of a distressing situation
Oh well oh well oh well oh well
Repetitive expression of resignation or acceptance
How how how how
-Oh well oh well oh well oh well
-How how how how
-Oh well oh well oh well oh well
-How how how how
-How how how how
-How how
-Why why why why why
Questioning the reasons behind circumstances
Oh papa dear
Addressing the father figure with affection
Can you help me
Seeking help or support from the father due to mother's fear
Mama's afraid of the world
Highlighting the mother's fear of the world
Oh papa dear
Requesting assistance from the father for both
Can you help us
Expressing a feeling of having no other options
There's nowhere else to turn
Reflecting on negative experiences after a relationship
Ever since we went steady
Encountering hostility from peers
The girls from church got mean
Maintaining positivity despite mistreatment
But all I do is smile every time
Repetition of resignation or acceptance in the face of adversity
He te te tells me
-Oh well oh well oh well oh well
-How how how how
-Oh well oh well oh well oh well
-How how how how
-Oh well oh well oh well oh well
-How how how how
-How how how how
-How how
Questioning reasons behind circumstances, seeking explanations
Why why why why why
Expressing distress and seeking assistance from the father
Oh hey
Appealing for help due to distress caused by peers
Papa can you help me cause I'm feeling bad
-The boys at school are making me mad
-Oh please papa papa
-Please papa papa
-Please papa papa
-What am I doing wrong
Seeking guidance or understanding for perceived mistakes
Oh Mama Dear
Reiterating the need for help from the mother
Can you help me
Expressing fear or anxiety to the mother
I'm afraid of
Reiteration of fear expressed to the mother
Oh Mama Dear
Recalling past warnings given by the mother
Tried to warn me
Reflecting on childhood advice from the mother
When I was a little
Questioning reasons behind circumstances
Why why why why why
Repetitive questioning of reasons behind circumstances
Why why why why why
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