The Wall
Awakening Anguish: Vesper Wood's Poetic Reflection on Love and Power
Lyrics
You can take my calm
You have the power to disturb my peace.
Crush my womb with shame
You can bring shame and distress to the essence of creation (womb).
You can free the hours
You have the ability to release time from constraints.
Then leave us all to hang
After freeing time, you abandon everyone to face consequences or difficulties.
Cause anger wake this
Expressing that anger has the power to awaken and break things, including the speaker's love.
Anger break this
-Anger wake my love
-Call the fathers
Calling upon the fathers of daughters, suggesting a plea for understanding regarding what is deemed sufficient or acceptable.
Of the daughters
-And ask em what's enough
-You can rule us out
You can exclude or eliminate us from consideration.
Double toil for fame
Increased effort and hardship for the sake of fame.
Where you gon' stand now
Prompting contemplation on where one will stand when faced with the inevitable calling of the body.
When the body calls her name
-Cause anger wake this
Reiteration of the impact of anger and a plea to fathers to determine what is enough for their daughters.
Anger break this
-Anger wake my love
-Call the fathers
-Of the daughters
-And tell them what's enough
-Anger wake this
Continued emphasis on the disruptive nature of anger and a call to hold back daughters for luck.
Anger break this
-Anger wake my love
-Hold the collars
-Of the daughters
-And keep em back for luck
-Cause anger wake this
Repeated calls to fathers to understand and define what is considered sufficient for their daughters in the context of anger.
Anger break this
-Anger wake my love
-Call the fathers
-Of the daughters
-And tell them what's enough
-Anger wake this
Reiteration of the power of anger and a plea for fathers to comprehend and set limits for their daughters.
Anger break this
-Anger wake my love
-No redemption
No hope for salvation or safeguard in the unpredictable game of luck.
Or protection
-In the game of luck
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