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Girl Singing In The Wreckage

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It's my primary instinct to protect the child
Girl singing in the wreckage
My dress is torn, my hair is wild
Girl singing in the wreckage

My first kiss, my early boyfriend
Girl singing in the wreckage
Wet weekends, new years eve parties
Girl singing in the wreckage

Hour after hour after hour
Hour after hour after hour

My 18th birthday, I'll die of boredom
Girl singing in the wreckage
My private world is smashed right open
Girl singing in the wreckage

My 1st trip, my expectations
I had a dream that it would end like this
No destiny, No destination
You hit the ground and then it stops

Hour after hour after hour
Hour after hour after hour
Hour after hour after hour
Hour after hour after hour

I miss my hometown, it's nothing special
Call my parents let them know I've arrived
My primary instinct is to protect the child
Send the postcard from the airport

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enola On Jul 10, 2002

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2002-07-10 10:31:07

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by lefttheretodrown

20y ago

the verses' melodies evoke memories of the rolling stones' beast of burden, and are a perfect lyrical balance of suggestive subtlety without being too impenetrable. the song, to me, slides between a metaphoric car crash (in the lyrics here, it is important to note that "my first kiss" is actually "my first car") involving the girl singing in the wreckage, as the refrain suggests, which underlies the theme of growing out of youth. the metaphor which encapsulates this theme resounds in the line "it's my primary instinct to protect the child", which cleverly utilizes a second meaning which alludes to the theme in the word "child". the metaphor is also evident in the imagery of torn dresses, the world smashing open, hitting the ground, ETC.

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