I fell into the street, poison in my veins
Clamber to my feet and into the night again
Back to my home, back to my owner
Who screams at my tardiness
Put his hands to the sky

And says, what can I do with a girl
If she refuses to be mine?

In his bed I am queen, unobtainable me
Sexual being, human with feelings
The two are not me
The two will not be mine

And what can you do with a girl
If she refuses to be mine?

Put his hand on my shirt
Hand on my face
Head to the wall
When you've broken your only doll

And what will you do with a girl
If she refuses to be alive?

And you've broken your only doll
And what will you do with a girl
If she's refusing to be alive?

there's a house across the river
But alas I cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty
That the flower seem to grin

there's a house across the river
But alas I cannot swim
I live my life regretting
That I never jumped in

there's a boy across the river
With short black curly hair
He wants to be my lover
And I want to be his peer

there's a boy across the river
But alas I cannot swim
Now I never will get to put
My arms around him

There's a life across the river
That was meant for me
Instead I live my life in constant misery

There's a life across the river
But I do not see
Why I should please those
Who will never be pleased

There is gold across the river
But I don't want none
There is gold across the river
But I don't want none

Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle
Gold is fun
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle
Gold is fun

There is gold across the river
But I don't want none
I would rather be tried
Than held up by a golden gun

Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun
Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun
Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun


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Your Only Doll (Dora) Lyrics as written by Laura Beatrice Marling

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    I personally think the song is about a girl who is an alcoholic or addicted to drugs (poison in my veins). I don't think it's about abuse at all. I think the man she speaks of loves her very much, he yells for her being late because he worries about her. The only time she really feels anything at all is when they sleep together. The final verse could be him killing her or her killing herself. She's "refusing to be alive", this says more suicide than murder to me. I think she is broken due to the man misunderstanding her, I could be wrong! I think "hand on my shirt, hand on my face, head to the wall" could be romantic, he could be kissing her against a wall. She could have killed herself due to her self abuse and die at this point. Or, like many have said, he may have killed her. However I don't think this would be out of spite, someone else said he may have been trying to shake it out of her, of course he would be scared of what she was doing to herself!

    Who knows?!

    firstdaysofspringon September 01, 2012   Link

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