Song Song Song
Empowering Echoes: Unveiling Hidden Realities in Owen Pallett's Melodic Tapestry
Lyrics
Got a daughter who'll eat anything
Parents have a daughter who has a wide palate and is willing to try various things.
They like to feed her words, words, words
They influence her with constant words of advice or caution.
And tell her, Watch for the plague, girl, check your stool
They warn her about potential dangers like disease and control her behavior.
Or we'll send you to reformatory school
Threatening her with consequences like being sent away if she doesn't conform.
And make a man out of you
Encouraging her to conform to societal norms of masculinity.
They'll press what is left into new
Repetition emphasizes the idea of molding or shaping what remains of her.
They'll press what is left into new
-They'll press what is left into new
-Out of dust, out of empty space
Creation from seemingly nothing, from a place of void.
From the bedroom to the marketplace
From personal space to the public arena, implying exposure.
You be bold, but not too bold, and frame it all in gold, in gold
Advice to be assertive yet not excessively so and to embellish things.
Your credibility is broken in two
Her credibility is damaged or diminished.
But we'll press what is left into new
Emphasizes the act of reshaping or redefining despite damage.
We'll press what is left into new
-We'll press what is left into new
-Let's sing a song about a woman's rage
Suggests singing about the frustration or anger felt by women.
Sing a song about an empty stage
Referencing a performance or a narrative where nothing happens.
A song, a song about how to sing
Meta commentary on the act of singing itself.
A song song song about everything!
Emphasizes the extensive scope of the song, covering everything.
You're tough, for a girl, and you're smart, for a girl
Complimenting but also subtly undermining by adding a conditional phrase.
Stop, stop your ears from burning and fill my stomach with your singing
An odd request, asking for validation through her singing.
Concern concern concern yourself with the invisible!
Encouragement to focus on intangible or extraordinary things.
Concern concern concern yourself with the incredible!
-Don't turn to motherhood so fast, you have been blinded
Admonishing against rushing into motherhood and being limited by it.
There's a word for all you keep inside
Implies a word representing repressed emotions or thoughts.
And though you try to hide it, we will write it!
The idea that despite attempts to conceal, these emotions/thoughts will surface.
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