Lyrics
She was all alone
She was experiencing solitude.
She looked round and around
She surveyed her surroundings intensively.
Forever searching
Continuously searching without end.
Incessant drudgery
Engaged in monotonous, tedious work.
But she had that someone wrapped up in a box
Despite the loneliness, she possessed someone confined and controlled.
Sticking pins and needles through the tiny cracks
Treating the confined person harshly, causing emotional pain.
She had someone she owned
She claimed ownership of this person.
And it's hard to confess
Difficult to admit or acknowledge.
I was that someone
The speaker confesses to being the one she owned.
And she could care less
She was indifferent and unconcerned about the speaker's well-being.
She's got (she's got)
Repetition of the idea that she possesses something.
A cause (she thinks she has)
She believes in and is dedicated to a particular cause.
Least I have my address
The speaker finds solace in having a fixed location, possibly a home.
In her stranglehold
The speaker is figuratively trapped in her controlling influence.
Lived my life around her
The speaker structured their life around her.
And I lived my life as I was told
Conforming to societal expectations and directions given by her.
Had me coming and going and coming and going like a toy
The speaker was manipulated and used repeatedly like a toy.
Turned me from a man into a sniveling little boy
Transformed from a self-sufficient adult into a dependent, weak person.
She's got (she's got)
Reiteration of the idea that she possesses something.
A cause (she thinks she has)
Reiteration of her dedication to a specific cause.
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