Fat Kiddo
Eternal Loss and Blue Afternoons: The Districts' Poetic Reflections
Lyrics
Fat kiddo on the ground again
Reference to a chubby child on the ground
Dirt might stain you sometime
Acknowledging the possibility of getting stained
Now everybody's toes lift
People's attention is diverted or lifted
Heels tip back
A visual of tipping heels as toes lift
The slide flips to the next
A transition to a different scene or situation
Backlit we all see the sky
Viewing the sky with a backlight
Skinny branches veining out
Thin branches spreading out, possibly a metaphor
Blue afternoon
Describing a serene or calm afternoon
Sick baby won't pull through again
Repetition of the sick baby scenario
We all face east in a memoriam of loss
Collective mourning facing the east
Everyone you know in prostration
Everyone known is in a position of submission
Are we faking that God tucks her in
Raising questions about authenticity in religious beliefs
In the bed that she is choosing
God's choices and the concept of divine approval
As long as her family approves of it
Approval contingent on family agreement
All beauty wishes to come true
A desire for beauty to manifest
Buried soft in the moss
Being buried softly in moss, a contrasting image
The precious self you're watchin' however does not
The true self is not as delicate as perceived
South Jersey baby
Geographical reference to South Jersey
Sick baby won't pull through again
Reiteration of the sick baby scenario
We all face east in a memoriam of loss
Collective mourning facing the east again
Now, everyone you know in prostration
Repetition of everyone in submission
Are we faking that God tucks her in
Raising questions about authenticity in religious beliefs again
In the bed that she is choosing
God's choices and the concept of divine approval again
As long as her family approves of it
Approval contingent on family agreement again
Blue afternoon x8
Repetition of a calm or serene afternoon
Everyone in prostration
Repetition of everyone in submission
Are we faking God tucks her in
Raising questions about authenticity in religious beliefs again
Everyone held in prostration
Repetition of everyone in submission
Are we faking God tucks her in
Raising questions about authenticity in religious beliefs again
Fat kiddo on the ground again
Reiteration of a chubby child on the ground
Dirt might stain you sometime
Acknowledging the possibility of getting stained again
Now everybody's toes lift
People's attention is diverted or lifted again
Heels tip back
A visual of tipping heels as toes lift again
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