Little John's Story
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Little John was an infant prodigy. When he was 7 he went to school; his
knowledge and talent were amazing. From year to year his great mind was
developing at a rare bat. He passed every single exam perfectly. Some people
were jealous, the others were ironical. John hated them. They teased him and
often restored to fisticuffs. One day when he was on the way back home he met
them in the park. Blown up by vulgar words, kicked and beaten... but that was
not all. There were toll-bars in his hands. they volleyed stones at him. Two
stones caught him on his temple, one on his eye. He streamed with blood. His
eyeball moved backward for a few centimetres. The guilty ones escaped.





Overall Meaning

The song "Little John's Story" by Dead Infection tells the sad story of a child prodigy named John who was immensely talented and intelligent beyond his years. As a child, John excelled academically, passing every exam with flying colors due to his incredible mind that developed rapidly year after year. Sadly, John's success elicited negative reactions from others who became jealous of him. Some people even resorted to physical altercations with him, teasing and beating him up.


One day, after leaving school, John encountered his tormentors at the park where they escalated the situation. The group attacked him, beat him up, and even pulled toll-bars on him. This assault culminated in them hurling stones at him that struck him in the temple and eye, leaving him bleeding and with his eyeball being dislodged by a few centimeters. The perpetrators escaped, leaving John alone and helpless.


The lyrics of "Little John's Story" are heartbreaking and powerful, showing the devastating effects of jealousy and violence on a young and gifted individual. The song highlights how society can be cruel to individuals who excel, causing them to become targets of insults, ridicule, and physical harm from people who harbor hate and envy.


Line by Line Meaning

Little John was an infant prodigy.
John was an exceptionally gifted child.


When he was 7 he went to school; his knowledge and talent were amazing.
At the age of seven, he began attending school and displayed exceptional knowledge and talent.


From year to year his great mind was developing at a rare bat.
Every year, John's mind was expanding at an uncommon rate.


He passed every single exam perfectly.
He scored a perfect mark on every exam he took.


Some people were jealous, the others were ironical.
Some people envied John, while others mocked him.


John hated them.
John had strong negative feelings towards his critics and attackers.


They teased him and often restored to fisticuffs.
His antagonizers taunted him and instigated physical fights with him.


One day when he was on the way back home he met them in the park.
On a particular day, he encountered his attackers in a park while returning home.


Blown up by vulgar words, kicked and beaten... but that was not all.
They verbally assaulted him, and physically assaulted him by kicking and hitting him, but that wasn't all.


There were toll-bars in his hands.
They placed metal bars in his hands to use them as weapons.


They volleyed stones at him.
They threw stones at him.


Two stones caught him on his temple, one on his eye.
Two of the stones hit him on the temple, and one hit him on the eye.


He streamed with blood.
John was bleeding profusely.


His eyeball moved backward for a few centimetres.
His eyeball was pushed back towards his brain by a few centimeters.


The guilty ones escaped.
The attackers fled the scene and were not held accountable for their actions.




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