War
A Cry for Love: Decoding the Emotional Journey in 'War' by Steinar Ytrehus
Lyrics
Hey Mama why did they send me down here
Questioning why they were sent to this place.
Hey Mama all I see here are tears
Observing that all that is evident is sadness.
Oh Mama all they told me was lies
Expressing disappointment in being misled by others.
No love I can see it with my eyes
Noticing a lack of love, perceivable visually.
Oh hey mama he wants me to shoot them down
Mentioning an individual urging to shoot others without love.
With no love just shoot them down
Reiterating the directive to shoot without love.
And I just wanna come back home
Expressing a desire to return home.
Down here I am part of his plan
Feeling like a pawn in someone else's plan.
Now I don't wanna die all alone
Expressing fear of dying alone.
And I'm not gonna fight for that man
Refusing to fight for a particular man.
Now I just wanna come back home
Reiterating the desire to come back home.
Oh Mama He's a man with no love
Characterizing someone as a loveless man.
And I don't want to die
Expressing a reluctance to die.
And I just want to live a life I can call my
Desiring a life to call one's own.
A life I can call my own
Emphasizing the wish for a life full of love in a different place.
A life full of love in another town
Describing a specific location where they go.
In a room under ground that is where we go
(Empty line, no specific meaning provided.)
And I just want to live my life like
(Repetition for emphasis, no new meaning provided.)
And I just want to live my life like
-And I just want to live my life like I want to with you
Reiterating the desire to live life as wanted, specifically with someone.
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