Lyrics
The desert children wanted bread
The desert children desired food.
The good lord sent them manna
The good lord provided them with manna (a type of food).
I asked just for one good girl
The speaker requested a good girl.
The devil sent me Julianna
The devil sent Julianna instead, implying a negative or undesirable outcome.
She don't come around no more
Julianna no longer associates with the speaker.
It's time to face the facts
The speaker acknowledges the need to confront reality.
Take your pallet from her floor
Advice to move on from the relationship by taking personal belongings from her space.
And that dagger from your back
Suggests betrayal or hurt caused by someone close (metaphorically represented by a dagger).
Nobody
Emphasizes the feeling of being unnoticed or neglected by using the repetition of "Nobody."
Nobody
-Nobody sees you when you're low
Describes the isolation and lack of support during difficult times.
Nobody waits when you get slow
-Nobody wants to wheel [?] off the rails
-Nobody lets you lay down
-When you've run clean out of trail
-How can it be that I'm the only one?
The speaker questions why they seem to be the only one experiencing their struggles.
Yesterday rye bread and soup
Describes a change in circumstances, possibly hardships.
Today was soup and rye
-I asked my friend if soup just said
-N-O-B-O-D and Y
-Nobody
Reiteration of feeling unnoticed or unacknowledged by others.
Nobody
-Nobody buys that you've been slow
Expresses the idea of being ignored, abandoned, or not supported during difficult times.
Nobody picks up when you phone
-Nobody lets you forget when you fail
-Nobody lets you lay down
-When you've run clean out of trail
-How can it be that I'm the only one?
Repeats the question of why the speaker seems to be alone in their struggles.
Holin' up with my old friend
Describes seeking solace in a reflection but realizing that both the speaker and the reflection are struggling.
Mirror on the shelf
-He said poor boy, you're looking bad
-And I don't feel so good myself
-Nobody
Reiterates the feeling of being alone and unnoticed, extending the theme throughout the song.
Nobody
-Nobody
-Nobody
-
Comment