Blood Upon Copper
Lament of the Forgotten Miner: A Tale of Sacrifice and Shadows
Lyrics
For Seven long years now
Expressing the duration of seven years of experience.
Down that tunnel and shaft
Referring to a tunnel and shaft, likely symbolizing a challenging and repetitive work environment.
Working out my season.
Describing the speaker's time spent working during a specific period or phase.
Oh how it better not last,
Expressing a desire for the challenging situation to come to an end.
By twenty my hearing,
Indicating a decline in the speaker's ability to hear, possibly due to the harsh working conditions.
Oh had suffered those days,
Highlighting the impact of the challenging days on the speaker's well-being.
Blood upon the copper,
Symbolizing hardship or struggle, possibly in the context of labor or work.
Oh how I fade away.
Expressing a sense of fading away, possibly reflecting a physical or emotional toll.
Working in the darkness day by day,
Describing the daily routine of working in darkness with dreams as the only source of motivation.
With nothin` but the dreams to light my way.
Emphasizing the lack of tangible guidance or support in the speaker's journey.
Nothin` but a short life,
Highlighting the brevity of life and the limited time available.
Down that tunnel and shaft,
Reiterating the challenging environment of the tunnel and shaft work.
Gotta breath the air in,
Expressing the need to breathe in fresh air, possibly symbolizing a desire for relief or escape.
Oh how `i suffocate fast,
Describing a feeling of suffocation and the urgency to escape the difficult circumstances.
For profits and taxes,
Suggesting that the difficult work is done for the sake of profits and taxes.
Oh no money to save,
Indicating financial struggles and the absence of money for savings.
Blood upon the copper,
Repeating the motif of blood on copper, possibly signifying the sacrifices made in the line of work.
Oh how I fade away
Reiterating a sense of fading away or diminishing vitality.
Chr.
The lyrics end abruptly, and the meaning of "Chr" is unclear without additional context.
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