Pay Your Way In Pain
Paying the Price: St. Vincent's Resonant Tale of Struggle and Redemption
Lyrics
Whoa-oh
Expression of surprise or emphasis
You got to pay your way in pain
Success or progress requires enduring hardship
You got to pray your way in shame
Suggests a need for humility and repentance to achieve goals
Ooh, I went to the store, I was feeling kinda hungry
Describes a situation of hunger and lack of resources
But, didn't have the money and the shelves were all empty
Financial difficulties and empty store shelves
So I went to the bank to ch-ch-check my checking
Checking bank account for funds
The man looked at my face, said, "We don't have a record"
Being unrecognized or lacking a financial record
Oh no, you thought we had forgotten
Reminds of an ongoing situation
The show is only getting started
Emphasizes the commencement of an event or process
The road is feeling like a pothole
Metaphor for life's challenges and obstacles
Sit down, stand up, head down, hands up and
Expresses a mix of actions and emotions
Pay your way in pain
Reiterates the theme of enduring pain for success
You got to pray your way in shame
Reiteration of the need for humility and shame
Give me what I want
Desire for fulfillment or satisfaction
(What do you want, what do you want?)
Questioning what is desired
You know what I want
Asserting knowledge of the desired thing
(What do you want, what do you want?)
Confirmation of awareness of desires
You know what I want
Repetition emphasizing knowledge of desires
(What do you want, what do you want?) You relax baby
Encouragement or reassurance to relax
I, I, I wanna be loud
Expression of a desire to be bold or assertive
(Pay)
Reiteration of payment, linking it to pain
(Pain)
Association of payment with pain
(Pray, shame)
Connection between prayer and shame
So I went to the park just to watch the little children
Observation of children at a park
The mothers saw my heels and they said I wasn't welcome
Rejection or judgment based on appearance
So I, I went back home, I was feeling kinda queasy
Feeling unwell and facing relationship issues
But all the locks were changed, my baby wouldn't see me
Encountering barriers and rejection
Oh no, you put your finger on it
Recognition of a critical point or issue
The stove is only gettin' hotter
Metaphor for increasing challenges and difficulties
The sun is gotta, gotta melt you
Intensification of challenges and pressures
Stand up, sit down, hands up, break down
Expression of conflicting emotions and actions
(What do you want, what do you want?)
Reiteration of the question about desires
You know what I want
Confirmation of knowledge of desires
(What do you want, what do you want?)
Repetition of the question about being loud
I wanna be loud (what do you want, what do you want? Shame)
Desire to be bold or assertive despite shame
(What do you want, what do you want?)
Reiteration of the question about desires
I wanna be loud (what do you want, what do you want? Shame)
Desire to be bold or assertive despite shame
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