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Sharon Van Etten – Serpents Lyrics 5 years ago
Coming here after a long whole since anybody posted but I had some thoughts about the meaning of the second part of this song.

"Serpents in my mind
I am searching for your crimes
Everything changes
In time

You'll stay frozen in time
Collaging girls
Controlling minds
You hold the mirror well
To everybody else

Serpents in my mind
Trying to forgive your crimes
Everyone changes in time
I hope he changes this time"

I think her ex, who is clearly abusive had met somebody else and she was fretting about him doing the same things to somebody else. I suspect that there was some worry about not maybe taking a complaint forward because he was free to repeat his actions with somebody else.

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