Lyrics
Annie exhibited incredible abilities
Describing Annie's extraordinary capabilities.
At a very tender age
Emphasizing Annie's gifted nature at a young age.
Her mother's edict "It's a liability and
Annie's mother instructs her to follow orders, considering her abilities a liability.
You must do as I say"
Highlighting the authority of Annie's mother in controlling her.
Annie was curious
Expressing Annie's curiosity.
Annie was sensuous
Noting Annie's sensuality.
And she had an imagination
Acknowledging Annie's imaginative nature.
But under Victoria they called that dementia and
Society labels Annie's imagination as dementia under Victoria's rule.
So they locked her... locked her away
Annie is confined and locked away due to societal judgment.
She rustles down the hallway buttons corset bustle binding
Depicting Annie's movement with sounds of corset and bindings.
They bound her to the bedposts and they shut her up with ether
Describing Annie's restraint and sedation in a bed.
She rustles down the hallway buttons corset bustle binding
Repetition of the rustling sound and Annie's binding, emphasizing her confinement.
She'll haunt this house forever her laughter's a reminder
Annie's laughter lingers as a haunting reminder in the house.
Annie was taken out to the outskirts of town
Annie is taken away from town due to perceived hysteria.
Said "You are hysterical"
Society dismisses Annie as hysterical.
Her doctor's orders "Tie her up and calm her down,
Doctor's order to restrain and calm Annie down, indicating societal control.
Oh you know she isn't too well"
Society doubts Annie's well-being.
My dear you're delirious
Addressing Annie as delirious.
My dear you're lascivious
Labeling Annie as lascivious, further stigmatizing her.
And now we will commence to treat you
Beginning medical treatment on Annie.
Laudanum sedating you
Using laudanum to sedate Annie.
Bromide placating you
Applying bromide to placate Annie.
So they drugged her locked her away
Resulting in Annie being drugged and confined.
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