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He looked beneath his shirt today
He noticed something beneath his clothing.
There was a wound in his flesh so deep and wide
He found a significant wound that was very deep and wide.
From the wound a lovely flower grew
Despite the wound, something beautiful grew from it.
From somewhere deep inside
This beautiful growth came from within him.
He turned around to face his mother
He turned to his mother to reveal the wound.
To show her the wound in his breast that burned like a brand
He showed the wound that pained him intensely.
But the sword that cut him open
The weapon causing his pain was from his mother.
Was the sword in his mother's hand
The figurative weapon hurting him was from his mother's actions.
Every day another miracle
Each day brings about a new extraordinary occurrence.
Only death will tear us apart
Only death will separate them.
To sacrifice a life for yours
He'd give up his life for the other.
I'd be the blood of the Lazarus heart
He'd be willing to sacrifice himself to save another, like the Lazarus story.
The blood of the Lazarus heart
Symbolizing the lifeblood of someone willing to sacrifice.
Though the sword was his protection
Although the weapon offered protection, the wound brought strength.
The wound itself would give him power
The wound itself provided him with strength and ability.
The power to remake himself
The power to transform himself at his lowest point.
At the time of his darkest hour
During his hardest times, this wound would aid him.
She said the wound would give him courage and pain
Pain and courage were consequences of this wound.
The kind of pain that you can't hide
It was a kind of pain that couldn't be concealed.
From the wound a lovely flower grew
Similar to line #3, beauty grew from within him.
From somewhere deep inside
This beautiful growth emerged from deep within.
Every day another miracle
New extraordinary events occur daily.
Only death will keep us apart
Only death would create a separation.
To sacrifice a life for yours
He'd give his life to protect the other.
I'd be the blood of the Lazarus heart
He would willingly sacrifice himself, akin to the Lazarus tale.
The blood of the Lazarus heart
Symbolizing the lifeblood of one ready for sacrifice.
Birds on the roof of my mother's house
Metaphorically speaking about birds perched on his mother's house.
I've no stones that chase them away
He lacks the means to drive them away.
Birds on the roof of my mother's house
Repetition of the bird imagery from line #31.
Will sit on my roof someday
Eventually, the same birds will come to his house.
They fly at the window, they fly at the door
The birds continuously attempt to enter.
Where does she get the strength to fight them anymore
Wondering how his mother sustains the strength to fight them.
She counts all her children as a shield against the rain
His mother sees her children as protection from life's hardships.
Lifts her eyes to the sky like a flower to the rain
She looks to the sky for strength like a flower in the rain.
Every day another miracle
Every day brings something remarkable.
Only death will keep us apart
Only death would cause a separation.
To sacrifice a life for yours
He'd sacrifice himself to protect the other.
I'd be the blood of the Lazarus heart
He'd willingly give his life, echoing the Lazarus story.
The blood of the Lazarus heart
Symbolizes being prepared to sacrifice oneself.
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