Prostitute
Reflections of Existence: A Tale of Struggle and Survival
Lyrics
There has to be more than this
Expresses a desire for more meaning or purpose in life.
Is there no reason for me to exist
Questioning the purpose or justification for one's existence.
But for as a plaything of miscreants, malingerers, dastards and knaves?
Feeling used or manipulated by deceitful and dishonest individuals.
How is it so
Surprise at the injustice or disparity in society.
A child can be bought for a year's worth of grain?
Highlighting the devaluation of human life or innocence for material gain.
In this day and age
Commenting on the difficulty of explaining certain phenomena in the modern world.
It's hard to explain but it happens again and again
Expressing frustration at the repetition of disturbing events.
I'll never forget the scene
Recalling a memorable and likely traumatic event.
Where the freckled jowls contort across my father's
Describing a distressing image involving the father's facial expression.
Face and disappear under thew wheels of the cart
Implying a tragic incident involving the father being run over.
Then the sky parts
Depicting a dramatic change or event in the atmosphere.
Pillar of rain
Metaphorically representing a significant emotional or transformative moment.
It is my mother
Symbolizing the mother's presence or influence.
In another life
Contemplating an alternative existence or scenario.
If I ever had children of my own
Imagining a hypothetical situation of having offspring.
I'd cleave them to my breast
Expressing a desire to protect and shelter loved ones from harm.
And convey them far from this country of demons made flesh
Describing a wish to remove family from a malevolent environment.
My last bedfellow is choked to death on a dummy of puke
Portraying a grim or unpleasant experience with a past partner.
I stole this horse, Old Speckled Brownface
Confessing to stealing a horse with a specific name from a particular place.
From the royal tannery
Providing additional detail about the stolen horse's origin.
Haunches glossy with sweat
Describing the physical appearance of the stolen horse.
We burst through the birch
Depicting a moment of intense action or movement through nature.
Turn our heads north
Changing direction and heading northward.
With dawn in our lungs we reach the border
Reaching a significant point, possibly metaphorical, with a sense of renewal or a new beginning.
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