Mothers and Daughters
Unveiling the Mother-Daughter Dichotomy
Lyrics
She thinks she knows you
She believes she understands you
She thinks she owns you
She believes she possesses you
She wants everything to be
She desires everything to conform to her instructions
The way she told you
Expecting things to be as she dictated
Of course she loves you
Despite her actions, she loves you
Worries about you
Concerned about your well-being
She'll smother you 'till you're chokin'
Overprotective to the point of suffocation
Tell me, don't you
Questioning this behavior
Say Mama, tell me why
Asking why, addressing her as "Mama"
Has pleasure got to rhyme with sacrifice?
Questioning the association of pleasure with sacrifice
You had your ways
Acknowledging differences in perspectives and choices
I have mine
Asserting personal independence
Your little girls a woman
Noticing the transformation of a daughter into a woman
Don't you realize?
Expressing a need for realization on the mother's part
Of course she loves you
Reiterating the mother's love
She adores you
Emphasizing adoration
She'll smother you 'till you're chokin'
Repeating the theme of suffocating love
Tell me, don't you?
Persisting in questioning this behavior
She'll try to cage you
Describing attempts to control and confine
She'll enrage you
Inducing anger through control
Walking 'round your life
Making decisions for you in your life
Deciding for you
Highlighting the invasive nature of her influence
Sometimes she'll praise you
Acknowledging occasional praise
Sometimes she'll scorn you
Noting occasional disapproval
Her dreams from yesterday
Reflecting on how her past aspirations could harm
Could have destroyed you
Recognizing potential harm from past dreams
Now Mama, tell me why?
Repeating the question to the mother
Has pleasure got to rhyme with sacrifice?
Reiterating the query on the connection between pleasure and sacrifice
You had your days
Acknowledging the mother's past
I have mine
Asserting personal present
Your little girl's a woman now ...
Confirming the daughter's maturity into womanhood
For quite some time
Stating that this transition has been ongoing for a while
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