Slave
Garza David Lyrics

black orange white and red
Referring to the dresses hanging in the room, the singer describes the colors as black, orange, white, and red.

dresses hanging off your bed
There are dresses hanging off the bed in the room.

from now until you reach your grave
The singer promises to serve the person for the rest of their life.

baby i will be your slave
The artist pledges their service and devotion to the other person.

ask for your hand to hold
The artist is afraid to ask for physical affection from the other person.

no i could never be so bold
The singer admits their own timidity.

i could never be so brave
The singer is not courageous enough to express their true feelings and desires.

lying words like overflow
The artist warns that dishonesty will flood and consume the other person's heart.

they'll rule your heart before you know
The other person will be controlled and manipulated by these lies without realizing it.

they'll cover you from head to toe
The lies will completely envelop and suffocate the other person.

they'll never mean a word they say
The lies will be empty and meaningless.

they just go
The lies will continue indefinitely.

i'll bring your mother back to life
The singer promises to perform miracles for the other person, such as bringing their deceased mother back to life.

i'll gove your father back his sight
The singer promises to heal the other person's father's blindness.

back float in a tidal wave
The singer evokes imagery of a powerful surge of water in which the other person can find peace and rest.

baby i will be your slave
The artist reiterates their vow to serve the other person.

i had a dream of bleeing skies
The artist had a dream in which the sky was bleeding.

crippled legs and static eyes
In the dream, the singer saw people with crippled legs and unchanging, staring eyes.

open land and quiet cave
The singer saw open land and a peaceful cave in their dream.

baby i will be your slave
The artist repeats their promise of servitude and devotion to the other person.

i love you, don't you trust me
The artist expresses their love for the other person and asks for their trust.

do you love me like i love you
The artist questions whether the other person loves them as much as they love the other person.

i'm broken lost in misery
The singer admits to feeling broken and miserable.

but you don't have to worry about me
Despite their own emotional turmoil, the artist doesn't want the other person to worry about them.

i have no more soul to save
The singer has already given everything of themselves to the other person and has nothing left to give.

baby i will be your slave
The singer makes their final vow of servitude to the other person.