| Simply Red – Holding Back The Years Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[readinggal:6266] Spot on! I felt the same about those words signifying emotional distance. And coupled with the history given by @abutteflyloves, then "strangled by the wishes of pater" seems to imply he couldn't live up to his father's expectations of him, and he wishes he had a mother there to help comfort him from manifestations of his father's disappointment, whether that was physical or emotional abuse of some kind. | |
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