This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
It could have been a patch
Some say that it was cursed
You spent your whole life
Trying to wash away the dirt
They said that you were nothing
With the hands under your skirt
So you taught yourself a way
with a rag under your shirt
Oh Larraine
Your daddy loved you wrong
While you planted his gun
Your mother turned her face
Being princess of grace
Oh Larraine
They left you in the woods
To find your way back like a dog
You cried in the dark
While they drank beers on the lawn
Oh Larraine
The nightmares wouldn't stop
So you drink them to a haze
But when you cut the lines
They put you away
You had a little girl
Who had songs about your pain
An episode of grace
Now she's living in L.A.
Oh Larraine
Oh Larraine
Most of them I never knew
But that is just as well
Even as I cry for you
I know they're all in hell
Oh Larraine
Don't you know it was all for you, Larraine
Everything I did was for you, Loarraine
Cause what they did to you they did to me
Some say that it was cursed
You spent your whole life
Trying to wash away the dirt
They said that you were nothing
With the hands under your skirt
So you taught yourself a way
with a rag under your shirt
Oh Larraine
Your daddy loved you wrong
While you planted his gun
Your mother turned her face
Being princess of grace
Oh Larraine
They left you in the woods
To find your way back like a dog
You cried in the dark
While they drank beers on the lawn
Oh Larraine
The nightmares wouldn't stop
So you drink them to a haze
But when you cut the lines
They put you away
You had a little girl
Who had songs about your pain
An episode of grace
Now she's living in L.A.
Oh Larraine
Oh Larraine
Most of them I never knew
But that is just as well
Even as I cry for you
I know they're all in hell
Oh Larraine
Don't you know it was all for you, Larraine
Everything I did was for you, Loarraine
Cause what they did to you they did to me
Lyrics submitted by tikilights
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I found the below on another site. They make more sense.
it could have been a patch Some say that it was cursed You spent your whole life Trying to wash away the dirt
They said that you were nothing With the hands under your skirt So you taught yourself a way With a rag under your shirt
Oh larraine
Your daddy loved you wrong While he pointed his gun Your mother turned her face Being princess of grace
Oh larraine
They left you in the woods To find your way back like a dog You cried in the dark While they drank beers on the lawn
Oh larraine Oh larraine
The nightmares wouldn't stop So you drink them to a haze But when you cut the lines They put you away
You had a little girl Who wrights songs about your pain An episode of grace Now she's living in l.a.
Oh larraine Oh larraine
Most of them i never knew But that is just as well Even as i cry for you I know they're all in ****
Oh larraine
Don't you know it was all for you larraine Everything i did was for you loarraine 'cause what they did to you they did to me
You grew up in a patch<br /> Some say that it was cursed<br /> You spent your whole life<br /> Trying to wash away the dirt<br /> They said that you were nothing<br /> With their hands under your skirt<br /> So you tide yourself away<br /> With a rag under your shirt<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> <br /> Your daddy loved you wrong<br /> While he pointed his gun<br /> Your mother turned her face<br /> Being princess of grace<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> <br /> They left you in the woods<br /> To find your way back like a dog<br /> You cried in the dark<br /> While they drank beers on the lawn<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> <br /> The nightmares wouldn’t stop<br /> So you drink them to a haze<br /> But when you cut the lines<br /> They put you away<br /> <br /> You had a little girl<br /> Who writes songs about your pain<br /> An episode of grace<br /> And now she’s living in L.A <br /> Oh Larraine<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> <br /> Most of them I never knew<br /> But that is just as well<br /> Even as I cry for you<br /> I know they’re all in hell<br /> Oh Larraine<br /> <br /> Don’t you know it was all for you Larraine<br /> Everything I did was for you Larraine<br /> Cause what they did to you they did to me<br />
it's: YOU GREW UP IN a patch -and- with THEIR hands under your skirt
You grew up in a patch, Some say that it was cursed. You spent your whole life Trying to wash away the dirt.
They said that you were nothing, With their hands under your skirt; So you tied yourself away, With a rag under your shirt.
Oh, Larraine
Your daddy loved you wrong, While he pointed his gun; Your mother turned her face, Being Princess of Grace.
Oh, Larraine
They left you in the woods, To find your way back, like a dog; You cried in the dark, While they drank beers on the lawn.
Oh, Larraine Oh, Larraine
The nightmares wouldn't stop, So you drink them to a haze; But when you cut the lines, They put you away.
You had a little girl, Who writes songs about your pain; An episode of Grace, Now she's living in L.A.
Oh, Larraine Oh, Larraine
Most of them I never knew, But that is just as well; Even as I cry for you, I know they're all in hell.
Oh, Larraine
Don't you know it was all for you, Larraine? Everything I did was for you, Larraine. 'Cause what they did to you, they did to me...
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As for the song's meaning... I think it is pretty self explanatory.
Upon further review... it is:<br /> <br /> They said that you were nothing<br /> With their hands under your skirt<br /> So you'd hide yourself away<br /> With a rag under your shirt.