Davy Bones
Eternal Yearning: Unearthing Motherwind's Davy Bones Meaning
Lyrics
Think it's time we turn inside our graves
Reflecting on the need for a profound change or transformation.
Hands to soil to show them the new wave
Expressing a commitment to manual labor as a symbol of a new cultural movement.
This masochist is screaming
Describing a person who takes pleasure in self-inflicted pain or hardship.
Can you hear him now
Asking if the audience can perceive the suffering or expression of the masochist.
Someone release me from this cage
Pleading for liberation from a confining situation or emotional turmoil.
Find love in lonely places
Encouraging the discovery of love in unconventional or desolate circumstances.
Under the ground I'm laying
Imagining being buried beneath the surface, possibly symbolizing isolation or withdrawal.
Expel the human race and
Advocating the removal or rejection of the entire human population.
Bring me your bones
Requesting the offering of skeletal remains, possibly metaphorical for embracing the essence of humanity.
Compromised, you run into my head
Addressing someone who has compromised or intruded into the speaker's thoughts.
Ill-advised I keep the love you spread
Acknowledging a misguided attempt to preserve the love that has been shared.
Kill all the flowers growing
Advocating for the destruction of beauty or positivity, symbolized by killing flowers.
Can we start again
Pondering the possibility of starting anew, expressing a desire for a fresh beginning.
Sorry, I'm leaving you for dead
Apologizing for abandoning or neglecting someone, leaving them figuratively "for dead."
Find love in lonely places
Reiterating the theme of finding love in unconventional or lonely places.
Under the ground I'm laying
Revisiting the imagery of being underground, reinforcing a sense of isolation or withdrawal.
Expel the human race and
Repeating the call for the expulsion or rejection of the human race.
Bring me your bones
Reiterating the request for the offering of skeletal remains, possibly for a deeper connection.
Find love in lonely places
Reaffirming the idea of discovering love in unconventional or desolate places.
Under the ground I'm laying
Repeating the imagery of being under the ground, emphasizing a sense of seclusion.
Expel the human race and
Reiterating the call for the removal or rejection of the entire human population.
Bring me your bones
Reaffirming the request for the offering of skeletal remains, closing with the theme of embracing the essence of humanity.
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