"Heaven help me for the way I am. Save me from these evil deeds before I get them done. I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand but I just keep living this day like the next will never come."
I like this verse in particular because she is talking about a topic that we can all relate to, our issues with our vice(s). She is very honest about being apologetic yet acknowledging their inevitability. Although she seems to be reaching out desperately to be saved from herself she is also very accepting of the consequences and totally submits to wherever her choices will take her. I have often thought of this verse when I've questioned a decision I've made. It reminds me to stand by my decisions and get the most out of them because it might be the best, the worst or the last decision I get to make, yet all me.
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I can see how you could relate to these lyrics, but what is it about the writing style that makes it work?
ReplyDeleteI think the writing, unquestionably, illustrates a very particular point of view. It is clear that she is, in a way, having one of those conversations with herself, in her head, that we have all had before. I think that the writing portrays this point of view because of the talking style as if she is making her case to those listening. By stating her remorse, explaining that she fully understands what she is doing but then stressing her reasons for doing what she does in an attempt to answer "why?", she is pulling the listener into her train of thought and making us feel her plea.
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