Like My Dad
Echoes of Generational Struggle: Like My Dad by Men of Morrow
Lyrics
Like a fire on the road, got a foot to the floor
Expressing urgency and determination, driving fast toward a destination.
On my way to hail Mary she's a girl who I know
Referring to a person named Mary, emphasizing familiarity and connection.
This time I feel sorry, but I know that I won't make the changes
Acknowledging regret for past actions but expressing doubt about future change.
God knows will be good for my soul
Hopeful that changes will be beneficial for the speaker's soul, seeking redemption.
Crack a bottle, numb the pain and it takes me away
Using alcohol to cope with pain and escape reality.
I'll be begging in the morning, just make it okay
Anticipating difficulty in the morning and hoping for things to be okay.
I need it for my sane need the pills for my brain
Expressing a perceived necessity for medication to maintain mental stability.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Foreshadowing a sense of loneliness, sadness, and resemblance to the speaker's father.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Repetition emphasizing the inevitability of experiencing loneliness and sadness.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Further reinforcing the expectation of resembling the speaker's father emotionally.
Tumble dryer man tells me stay away
Advisory message to stay away from a person referred to as the "tumble dryer man."
A reliever won't save you from these games that you play
Highlighting that relying on a reliever won't protect the speaker from manipulative games.
On the wagon with my poison, I could see clear as day
Engaging in self-destructive behavior with a substance, yet maintaining clarity.
Echo chamber in my head there's a voice and it said
Describing an internal struggle represented by an echoing voice in the speaker's head.
Took a walk along primrose, down the sociopath
Walking along a path called primrose, possibly reflecting on a sociopathic experience.
Left my mother with the birds she's been left in the dark
Leaving the speaker's mother behind, who is left in ignorance or darkness.
Took her case be back in five, but she never come back
Mentioning a promise to return in five, but breaking it and not coming back.
I know deep down she loved me, but she slipped through the cracks
Acknowledging the belief that the mother loved the speaker but was neglected or lost.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Reiteration of the anticipation of loneliness, sadness, and resembling the speaker's father.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Continuing the theme of expecting a future emotional state similar to the speaker's father.
I'll be lonely, I'll be sad, I'll be just like my dad
Final repetition emphasizing the inevitability of emotional resemblance to the speaker's father.
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