Nobody's Child
Unwanted Echoes: A Heartrending Tale of a Lonely Soul
Lyrics
As I was slowly passing
As the narrator was slowly passing by an orphan's home.
An orphan's home one day,
Observing an orphan's home on a particular day.
I stopped for just a little while
The narrator stopped briefly to observe the children playing.
To watch the children play.
Watching the children engage in play activities.
Alone a boy was standing
Noticing a solitary boy standing apart.
And when I asked him why,
When the narrator inquired, the boy responded.
He turned with eyes that could not see
The boy turned with sightless eyes and began to cry.
And he began to cry.
The emotional response of the sight-impaired boy.
I'm nobody's child,
Expressing that the boy is not claimed by any parent.
I'm nobody's child.
Reiterating that the boy is without parental identity.
Just like the flowers
Comparing the boy's situation to wild-growing flowers.
I'm growing wild.
Metaphorically stating the boy is growing untamed.
I got no mummy's kisses
Expressing the absence of maternal affection.
I got no daddy's smile.
Not having the warmth of a father's smile.
Nobody wants me,
Declaring that nobody desires the boy.
I'm nobody's child.
Emphasizing the boy's lack of belongingness.
No mummy's arms to hold me
Describing the absence of a mother's comforting embrace.
Or sue me when I cry,
Not having someone to console the boy when he cries.
'Cause sometimes I feel so lonesome
Expressing the intense loneliness that sometimes leads to thoughts of death.
I wish that I could die.
The narrator's understanding of the boy's emotional struggle.
I'll walk the streets of heaven
Desiring to walk in a heavenly place accessible to all.
Where all blinds can see.
Where even the visually impaired can perceive.
And just like for the other kids
Anticipating a heavenly home for the boy like other children.
It will be a home for me.
Envisioning this heavenly place as a home for the boy.
I'm nobody's child,
Repeating the assertion that the boy is not claimed by anyone.
I'm nobody's child.
Restating the lack of parental affiliation for the boy.
Just like the flowers
Reiterating the analogy of the boy to wild-growing flowers.
I'm growing wild.
Emphasizing the untamed growth of the boy's life.
I got no mummy's kisses
Highlighting the absence of maternal kisses.
I got no daddy's smile.
Underlining the lack of a father's smile in the boy's life.
Nobody wants me,
Reiterating that nobody desires or claims the boy.
I'm nobody's child.
Affirming the boy's status as belonging to nobody.
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