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Marrow made a wife of Eve
But no one gave up a rib for me
And mine
My heart did expose to the elements
Calloused and untouched by a man's design
Oh, my ugly organs
How lucky we are
Brick and mortar between my bones
Built a kingdom fierce and fortified
My name fading from the yellow page
Stones are laid upon the mountainside
Oh, my savage empire
How lucky we are
Never to be moved by the words of a liar
The dark doesn't frighten me
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
Time has changed the metaphor
Now, dust is not the origin of bone
Little girl, don't let them sell you any armor
All your ribs are still your own
Oh, my precious child
How lucky you are
Handed down a shield for your tender parts
The dark doesn't frighten me
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
The dark doesn't frighten me
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
But no one gave up a rib for me
And mine
My heart did expose to the elements
Calloused and untouched by a man's design
How lucky we are
Built a kingdom fierce and fortified
My name fading from the yellow page
Stones are laid upon the mountainside
How lucky we are
Never to be moved by the words of a liar
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
Now, dust is not the origin of bone
Little girl, don't let them sell you any armor
All your ribs are still your own
How lucky you are
Handed down a shield for your tender parts
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
I chose to close my eyes; it is mine
The night doesn't frighten me
I chose to let it ride; it is mine
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I’ve always thought of this song as a girl warning her little sister. The girl has been in plenty of bad relationships shown in
“No one gave up a rib for me and mine” “Oh my ugly organs how lucky we are” “Never to be moved by the words of a lair”
The girl doesn’t want her sister to be ruined by a selfish lover. She dealt with not feeling like she belong, she didn’t came from someone’s rib. She wants her sister to know she doesn’t need to come from someone’s rib to belong.
[Edit: Misspelt words]