What’s Beneath the Chicken Coop
Unveiling Love's Dark Burdens
Lyrics
I took ya from your mother, baby
I separated you from your biological mother, baby.
I needed ya more
I needed you more than your original mother did.
A farmer needs his helpers
A farmer relies on his helpers, and you serve that purpose.
He can keep to him close
I can keep you close to me, like a farmer with his helpers.
This is your new mother, baby
I present to you a new mother figure, who is also my mother.
She's my Ma, too
The new mother is shared between us.
Your beds beneath the chickies
Your bed is under the chicken coop, and you can interact with the chickens.
You can play with a few
You have the freedom to play with a few chickens.
Why are you fussin', baby?
Why are you crying or making a fuss, baby? Everything will be okay.
You're gonna be fine
You will be fine, and there's no need to worry.
Everything's okay
Assurance that everything is okay, and the speaker claims ownership.
For you'll always be mine
The speaker asserts that the baby will always belong to them.
Where you gonna run, baby?
Questioning where the baby can escape to since the speaker is present in their dreams.
I'm in your dreams
The speaker is a part of the baby's dreams and thoughts.
I'm everything you wanted
The speaker claims to be everything the baby desires.
You fulfill my needs
The baby fulfills the speaker's emotional or psychological needs.
I guess it's time to leave, baby
It's time for the baby to leave, possibly due to external circumstances.
You had to go
The baby had to depart for some reason.
Your brother wasn't keepin'
Reference to a brother who failed to keep or protect the baby.
So his head's in the road
The brother faced consequences, possibly death (head in the road).
You're always in my heart, darlin'
Expressing enduring love and connection to the baby.
You're part of my land
The baby is an integral part of the speaker's life and property.
They strung me up for loving you
The speaker faced punishment for loving the baby, highlighting societal disapproval.
Like they never can
The speaker emphasizes the societal condemnation they faced for their love.
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