mosquitoes
Innocence Lost: A Tale of Mosquitoes and Mockingbirds
Lyrics
Don't kill a mockingbird son they don't do nothing wrong
Advising not to harm innocent entities like a mockingbird.
He pierced me with stone eyes that told stories just like
Describing someone with penetrating, expressive eyes that narrate stories similar to old country songs.
Old country songs
Drawing a parallel between stone eyes and the storytelling nature of old country songs.
It's thirty miles to Bastrop through De'Loutre black water bayou
Providing geographical context, mentioning the distance to Bastrop through a bayou.
To the other side of the Ouatchita
Referencing the Ouachita River and the other side of the river.
Don't kill a mockingbird son they don't do nothing wrong
Reiterating the advice not to harm mockingbirds.
The sultry summer brought on moths and mosquitoes
Describing the arrival of moths and mosquitoes during a sultry summer.
And me up from New Orleans
Personal experience of coming from New Orleans.
I'd been out for blood and whitetail weren't enough
Expressing a desire for more than just hunting whitetail deer.
To satisfy my needs
The need for something more significant than hunting.
So I ended the life of an innocent man
Confessing to taking the life of an innocent man at the age of nineteen.
The summer I turned nineteen
Reflecting on a regretful event during a specific summer.
Then I settled down in Nip N' Tuck
Settling down in Nip N' Tuck and avoiding detection by the sheriff.
And the sheriff never found me
A place of refuge where the protagonist is safe from legal consequences.
I met Ella in Monroe
Introducing a character named Ella in Monroe.
And brought her back to the mosquitoes
Bringing Ella to the environment with mosquitoes, creating a connection.
And showed her all of Nip N' Tuck too
Showcasing Nip N' Tuck's features to Ella.
The Spanish Moss and Cypress knees
Describing natural elements like Spanish Moss and Cypress knees.
And her pulled up close to me
Emphasizing the intimacy between the protagonist and Ella.
Was something that she didn't want to lose
Highlighting something valuable to Ella in their relationship.
I told her stories about the sheriff in New Orleans
Sharing stories about escaping the sheriff in New Orleans.
That I shook off in the bayou
Recalling a past event of eluding authorities in the bayou.
My mockingbird victim fell fast asleep
Narrating the calming effect on the mockingbird victim, possibly Ella.
Just as I wanted her to
Successfully achieving a desired outcome with Ella.
I took Ella down to De'Loutre bank one last time
Taking Ella to a significant location for the last time.
We both travelled silently
Traveling silently, reflecting on the past.
I left without her she's still in that black water
Leaving Ella behind in the black water, possibly symbolizing abandonment.
And I don't think I feel anything
Expressing emotional numbness or detachment after leaving Ella.
I'm forever a mosquito even if I don't wanna be one
Identifying with mosquitoes, possibly hinting at a sense of guilt or remorse.
And I don't think that I can change
Expressing doubt about the possibility of personal change.
She pierced me with stone eyes that told stories just like
Recalling another individual with expressive stone eyes, connecting to old country songs.
Old country songs
Reiterating the parallel between stone eyes and the storytelling nature of old country songs.
Don't kill a mockingbird son they don't do nothing wrong
Repeating the advice not to harm mockingbirds.
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