Paralyzed
Paralyzed Reflections: A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Loss and Helplessness
Lyrics
I look out to the fields
I am observing the fields.
Where blood is shed upon the ground
Violence and conflict have occurred in this place.
I breathe in, breathe out
I am inhaling and exhaling.
Change the channel, mute the sound
I change the television channel and mute the sound.
I take a match, a cigarette, and a walk to clear my head
I light a match, smoke a cigarette, and take a walk to clear my thoughts.
Stomach's reeling at the thought of all those (human beings dead)
I feel nauseous thinking about the deaths of many people.
I breathe in, breathe out
I continue to breathe in and out.
I'm going to an interview
I am going to an interview.
About a song, three minutes long
The interview is about a three-minute-long song.
I just need something to do
I need something to occupy myself, especially since my friend is covering Kosovo.
Especially when my dearest friend
My dear friend is on a dangerous assignment.
Was sent to cover kosovo
He was sent to cover Kosovo.
His last assignment brought a bullet
His last assignment ended with him being shot.
And now he's gone, he's gone
He is now deceased.
Feels like I'm fiddling while rome is burning down
I feel like I am trivializing serious issues while ignoring them.
Should I put my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground
Should I stop being indifferent and take action?
I need the ghost to breathe a northern gale tonight
I need a powerful force to bring change tonight.
'Cause I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed
I am feeling paralyzed and helpless.
I packed his books up, left the office
I gather my friend's belongings from the office.
Went to tell the wife the news
I inform my friend's wife about the tragic news.
She fell in shock, the baby kicked,
She is shocked, and the unborn baby reacts with a kick.
And shed a tear inside the womb
She sheds tears for the loss.
I breathed in, I breathed out,
I continue to breathe in and out.
Soaked the gound up with my eyes
I cry, and my tears soak the ground.
It's hard to say a healing word
It's challenging to say comforting words when I feel emotionally paralyzed.
When your tongue is paralyzed
My ability to speak and comfort is hindered.
Feels like I'm fiddling while rome is burning down
I feel like I am trivializing serious issues while ignoring them (repeated).
Should I put my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground
Should I stop being indifferent and take action? (repeated).
God give me strength to pray that you will set things right
I pray for strength and guidance to make things right.
'Cause I'm paralyzed, I'm paralyzed
I am feeling paralyzed and helpless (repeated).
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