at the end of lonely street
Endless Struggle: Echoes of Despair in Shikinshii's Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
Even if you live
Expressing the difficulty of life, suggesting that living is challenging.
You won't make it out alive
Highlighting the inevitability of death, implying that survival is a constant struggle.
Even if you die
Stating that even death won't alleviate the emotional pain and suffering.
You won't make the pain stop
Emphasizing the enduring nature of emotional distress regardless of life or death.
Mama let me home
Requesting to return home, seeking comfort and warmth from the difficulties outside.
It is getting cold outside
Describing the harshness of the external environment, possibly reflecting emotional coldness.
I was walking on my own
Narrating a solitary journey, suggesting independence and self-reliance.
I didnt need your help till now
Asserting self-sufficiency, indicating a history of managing without assistance.
Another year has passed
Marking the passage of time without significant positive changes.
Nothing really changed at all
Expressing stagnation, implying a lack of progress or improvement.
I am still at last
Feeling consistently at the bottom, possibly indicating a sense of failure.
Im losin' all my races mom
Acknowledging a series of personal losses and failures in competitive endeavors.
You and dad are now divorced
Informing about parental divorce, signifying family breakdown and emotional turmoil.
And my sister leaving me aswell
Revealing the departure of a sibling, compounding the feeling of abandonment.
So I grab my last resort
Turning to a last resort, suggesting desperation or surrender to harmful influences.
Big H makes me bleed again
Referring to a substance (Big H, likely heroin) causing physical harm and bleeding.
I am not here
Denying existence, possibly expressing a desire to escape or disconnect from reality.
Have you seen my mind
Pondering the loss of mental clarity or identity.
Iron locked fears
Describing fears as unyielding and solid like iron.
The flowers sing out loud
Introducing a surreal image of flowers singing, possibly symbolizing hope or beauty.
Listen to the sky
Encouraging attentive listening to nature, seeking solace or guidance from the surroundings.
You can hear the angels sing tonight
Imagining a spiritual experience, connecting with angels through the night sky.
Im losing my fight
Expressing a sense of losing in the ongoing personal struggles.
At the end of lonely street I write
Concluding the narrative with a poignant declaration of writing from a desolate place.
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