Woman in Chains
Empowering Struggles: Unveiling the Chains of Love
Lyrics
You better love loving and you better behave
You should embrace love and exhibit proper behavior
You better love loving and you better behave
Reiteration of the importance of embracing love and behaving well
Woman in chains
Reference to a woman who is constrained or oppressed
Woman in chains
Repetition of the idea of a woman being in chains, emphasizing the constraint
Calls her man the great white hope
The woman refers to her partner as the great white hope, suggesting high expectations
Says she's fine, she'll always cope
She claims to be fine and capable of coping with challenges
Woman in chains
Reiteration of the woman being in chains, highlighting her continued oppression
Woman in chains
Continued emphasis on the woman's constrained situation
Well I feel lying and waiting is a poor man's deal
Expresses the belief that waiting and lying down are unfavorable conditions, especially for the less privileged
And I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel
Feeling weighed down by the partner's intense and unyielding gaze
It's a world gone crazy
Describes a chaotic world that contributes to keeping women oppressed
Keeps woman in chains
Reiterates that the chaotic world keeps women in chains
Trades her soul as skin and bones
Describes how the woman trades her essence for survival
Sells the only thing she owns
Indicates that the woman sells the only possession she has
Woman in chains
Repetition of the woman being in chains, underscoring her continued oppression
Woman in chains
Continued emphasis on the woman's constrained situation
Men of stone
Refers to men who are unyielding and inflexible
Men of stone
Repetition of the description of unyielding men
Well I feel deep in your heart there are wounds time can't heals
Suggests that deep within the partner's heart are wounds that time cannot heal
And I feel somebody somewhere is trying to breathe
Belief that someone, somewhere is attempting to break free or breathe
Well you know what I mean
Acknowledges understanding without explicit explanation
It's a world gone crazy
Reiterates the idea of a chaotic world contributing to women's oppression
Keeps woman in chains
Repetition of the notion that the chaotic world keeps women in chains
It's under my skin but out of my hands
Describes the issue as being under the surface but beyond control
I'll tear it apart but I won't understand
Expresses a willingness to confront the issue but admits to a lack of understanding
I will not accept the greatness of man
Rejects acceptance of the perceived greatness of man
It's a world gone crazy
Reiteration of the idea of a chaotic world contributing to women's oppression
Keeps woman in chains
Repetition of the notion that the chaotic world keeps women in chains
So free her
An appeal or plea to liberate the woman from her constraints
So free her
Reiteration of the plea to free the woman
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