The Shadowlands
Navigating the Depths: Shadows of Human Struggle
Lyrics
God, please bring the rain
Requesting for rain, possibly as a metaphor for cleansing or renewal.
Yeah, and bring it soon
Urging for the rain to come soon, emphasizing the need for it.
Let it flood right through the houses
Desiring the rain to flood through houses, potentially symbolizing a purifying or transformative force.
Into Judy's room
Specifically mentioning Judy's room, highlighting a personal connection or concern.
With a father on amphetamines
Describing a father figure affected by amphetamines, suggesting a dysfunctional or troubled family dynamic.
Her mother hides the pearls
Indicating Judy's mother hiding pearls, potentially representing something valuable or precious concealed.
Reach out into the darkness
Seeking to find the speaker's 'little girl' in the darkness, possibly metaphorical for rescuing or helping someone lost or troubled.
And find my little girl
Expressing concern and care for the speaker's daughter.
Because she's angry like a salesman
Comparing the daughter's anger to that of a salesman unable to succeed, feeling frustrated or unsuccessful.
Who just couldn't make a sale
Describing an action where the daughter threw her wedding ring away in frustration or anger.
Threw her wedding ring in the sewer
Condemning or cursing the situation and the people involved.
And damned them all to Hell
Pleading for guidance towards a metaphorical mountain, possibly a symbol of strength or stability.
Please lead her to the mountain
Asking for divine guidance to a metaphorical mountain, representing a place of refuge or safety.
That you fashioned out of sand
Portraying a scene where roaches climb walls in a hotel, possibly symbolizing an undesirable or troubled environment.
While the roaches climb the walls
Expressing a belief that most people never experience true love.
From the hotel where he calls
Reiterating the sentiment that most people never find love, emphasizing this point.
Most people never find a love
Suggesting that being a man is sometimes challenging or difficult.
Most people never find a love
Repeating the notion that being a man can be tough, particularly in difficult situations.
Sometimes you just can be a man
Reflecting on the struggles faced while living in the darkness of the shadowlands, indicating a difficult or bleak existence.
Sometimes you just can be a man
Repeating the idea of facing challenges while residing in a place of darkness or despair.
When you're living in the darkness
Describing the difficult circumstances or mental state characterized by the 'shadowlands.'
of the shadowlands
Repeating the concept of dwelling in a metaphorical realm of darkness and hardship.
The shadowlands
Reiterating the idea of living in the shadowlands, emphasizing the challenging environment or mental state.
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