God
Reflections on Existence: Teen Suicide's Profound Lyrical Journey
Lyrics
With God as my witness and
Expressing a strong affirmation with God serving as a witness.
God as my only friend
Emphasizing a reliance on God as the only companion.
I never thought that I'd see
Unexpectedly encountering someone in a location where it was not anticipated.
You 'round here again
Referring to the surprise of seeing the person again.
I don't feel safe in the city
Feeling unsafe in the urban environment.
I don't feel safe in my body
Expressing discomfort and insecurity within one's own body.
Assume everything is a warning
Advising a cautious mindset, assuming everything is a potential warning.
It's raining, it's raining, it's storming
Describing adverse weather conditions—rain and storm.
I got a text from a really old friend
Receiving a message from a long-time friend.
They gouged out her eyes in a dream she had
Recounting a disturbing dream where someone's eyes were gouged out.
She worries about premonitions
Expressing concern about premonitions or forewarnings.
We've always been superstitious
Acknowledging a longstanding tendency towards superstition.
I throw on a jacket in Edmondson
Putting on a jacket in Edmondson, possibly a specific location or metaphor.
My mom stopped taking her medicine
Noting a change in the mother's behavior—she stopped taking her medicine.
I pick her up cigarettes, a diet Coke
Running errands for the mother, getting cigarettes and a diet Coke.
Make two more calls and I'm on the way home
Making additional calls before heading home.
With God as my witness and
Reiterating the earlier statement about God being a witness.
God as my only friend
Repeating the reliance on God as the sole friend.
I never thought that I'd see
Echoing the surprise of encountering the person again.
You around here again
Reiterating the earlier statement about seeing the person around.
With God as my witness and
Reaffirming the role of God as a witness.
God as my only friend
Reiterating the reliance on God as the only friend.
Will we be this bored when the world ends?
Raising a contemplative question about boredom in the face of the world ending.
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