| Bosnian Rainbows – Eli Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I agree with what the other guy said, but here's my opinion: Eli could be a metaphor or the generalisation of the world around the narrator. So the narrator gets into hella trouble, mistreats the world around her, is pretty much a bad person. Eli means "my God", so there narrator could be referring to God. She's wondering why he is so forgiving even though she has sinned so much. Back to the boy, when the narrator says "you can't tell left from right...your eyes are black and white", she's confused. The meaning black and white is used when things are easily contrasted or you can easily tell the difference. So why can't he tell the difference from right and wrong when his eyes are black and white. She's saying he should see the difference. Also those two lines contradict themselves. Very very play on words. Same with mums, she has mistreated her so badly and hasn't talked to her in years;however, mums still smiles at her/loves her. "Missing for years" could mean that who she was as a person has been gone for years, and maybe has come back. With that said, the story is possibly this: The narrator has a mentally ill child, abandons that child with her own mother. Leaves both, then after years and years finally returns. Only to find that her herself has now been abandoned. A fucking great song, with a sick instrumental. |
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