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Son, You Are No Island Lyrics
Son, you are no island
You don't get to choose what stays and goes
Son, you're not a man yet
Until your yes is yes and nos are nos
Son, you are no mountain
You and the sky aren't seeing eye to eye
Son, you're not a man yet
You're just the firstborn feeling left behind
Son, you are no ocean
No sunken boat pervades your salty boughs
Son, you're not a man yet
You dove to save a child who must be drowned
You drowned to save yourself
You drowned to save yourself
Son, you are no chasm
Your void holds no mystique to be unearthed
Son, you're not a man yet
No woman's arms could carry out your worth
No, not even hers
No, not even hers
Son, you are no river
Your currents don't run steady as she goes
Son, you're not a man yet
You fucked with a woman who would know
I would know (x10)
You don't get to choose what stays and goes
Son, you're not a man yet
Until your yes is yes and nos are nos
You and the sky aren't seeing eye to eye
Son, you're not a man yet
You're just the firstborn feeling left behind
No sunken boat pervades your salty boughs
Son, you're not a man yet
You dove to save a child who must be drowned
You drowned to save yourself
You drowned to save yourself
Your void holds no mystique to be unearthed
Son, you're not a man yet
No woman's arms could carry out your worth
No, not even hers
No, not even hers
Your currents don't run steady as she goes
Son, you're not a man yet
You fucked with a woman who would know
I would know (x10)
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Mackenzie said:
That’s my attempt at being omnipotent but still wounded—my attempt at being the voice of God. I was betrayed by someone I cared deeply about and it provoked me in a strange way. My instinct was to be punishing rather than wounding, so that I was in the position of power. So I wanted to make the voice of God sound as androgynous and as punishing as possible—but somehow, strangely comforting.
http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9639-im-drowning-but-im-ok-the-revelations-of-torres-mackenzie-scott/
My theory is that this one is about her brother. Or maybe some boy that did something to her. Again, Mackenzie is pissed!