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Lament Lyrics


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Want me in your steps to hide my own concepts.
And everyone around you very fast to forget that you
actually have no clue of what's going on.
Furthermore you talk about dusty tales of well known clowns,
stories about thieves of sound, I DON'T CARE!

because:
I don't want to be another
and I think you're a bother

I will lay it on the line, I've wasted far too long my...
...time is running out!!!...and you don't care.
Every try to calm me down will fail...
I break with you!
I'll never walk in your boots!

because:
I don't want to be another
so...




TAKE YOUR WRONG TONES
OUT OF ME!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lament's song "ABC" are highly critical of someone who the singer perceives as fake or disingenuous. The singer begins by expressing their desire to distance themselves from this person, who they suggest is trying to impose their own ideas on others while remaining oblivious to what's actually happening around them. The singer is highly skeptical of this person's ability to understand the world and suggests that their stories are just "dusty tales of well-known clowns" or "stories about thieves of sound" - in other words, meaningless or outdated narratives that are divorced from reality.


The chorus of the song is a powerful statement of defiance and independence. The singer makes it clear that they do not want to be "another" person who blindly follows this fake individual's lead. As such, they are willing to break with this person entirely, even if it means walking away from what may have been a close or important relationship. The singer is determined to assert their own identity and perspective, even if it means rejecting the ideas that this person represents.


Overall, the lyrics of "ABC" can be read as a warning against conformity and complacency. The singer suggests that it is important to think critically and independently about the world, rather than simply accepting the ideas of those around us. By breaking away from this fake or disingenuous person, the singer is asserting their own agency and resisting the pressure to conform to someone else's vision of reality.


Line by Line Meaning

Want me in your steps to hide my own concepts.
You want me to conform to your ideas and hide my own thoughts.


And everyone around you very fast to forget that you actually have no clue of what's going on.
People around you quickly forget that you are clueless about the situation.


Furthermore you talk about dusty tales of well known clowns, stories about thieves of sound, I DON'T CARE!
In addition, you talk about irrelevant things that I am not interested in.


I don't want to be another and I think you're a bother
I don't want to conform and I find you annoying.


I will lay it on the line, I've wasted far too long my...
I will be straightforward, I have wasted too much time...


...time is running out!!!...and you don't care.
Time is running out and you are indifferent.


Every try to calm me down will fail...I break with you!
Any attempt to calm me down will fail, I am breaking up with you!


I'll never walk in your boots!
I will never follow in your footsteps.


because: I don't want to be another so...TAKE YOUR WRONG TONES OUT OF ME!
Because I don't want to conform, remove your incorrect influence from me!




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@lennonh.6864

A" is for the apple that he gave to me
But I found a worm inside
"B" is for beloved that I called to him
Before he left my side
And "C," see what he did, that's "D"
Did it to poor old me
How could I be such an "E"motional fool? ("F")

"G" is for the gentleman I thought he was
When he first said 'hi'
"H" "I"
"J" is for the joker that is Jimmy B
The man who made me cry (that's a "C")



And "K," well, you know it's just not okay
To kiss and then run away
Leaving alone without leaving a letter for "L"angtree
"M" is for the misery he left me in
"N"ever to return again
"O" what a poor ("P") fool I've been
"Q"ueueing in line for him
And "R," are you the one for me?
Yes, "S"ay you'll come back to me
Why are you tempted to "T"ease me?
Oh

You, "Y," not "U" have got to understand
The value of a woman's heart ("V")
Why "W," not "Y" did you think it was fine
To "X" me from the start?

And why, yes, "Y," is the question that's on my mind
Oh, why?
Why did you leave me right before reaching our "Z"enith?
Oh

1 is the number of men I've loved
And 2 is the times I'll say it's you (it's you)
3 is the number of days you've been gone
But it feels like 4 times two
8 at the hour the sun goes down
I remember life with you around
I wish I had nine lives like that one
Oh



@danielmeir4979

A" is for the apple that he gave to me,

But I found a worm inside.

"B" is for beloved that I call to him before he left my side.

And “C”, see what he did, that’s “D”,

Did it to poor ol’ me.

How could I be such an “E”motional fool? ("F").

"G" is for the gentlemen I thought he was

When he first said hi,

"H" "I".

"J" is for the joker that is Jimmy B., the man who made me cry,

That’s a "C".

And “K”,

Well, you know it’s just not okay

To kiss and then run away,

Leaving alone without leaving a letter for “L”angtree.

"M" is for the misery he left me in,

"N"ever to return again.

"O" what a poor ("P") fool I’ve been, "Q"ueuing in line for him.

And “R”, are you the one for me?

Yes, “S”ay you’ll come back to me...

Why are you tempted to “T”ease me? Ohh...

You, "Y" not "U", have got to "U"nderstand,

The value of a woman’s heart ("V").

Why, “W” not “Y”, did you think it was fine to “X” me from the start?

And “Y”, yes “Y”,

Is the question that’s on my mind.

Oh why,

Why did you leave me right before reaching our “Z”enith?

1 is the number of men I’ve loved,

And 2 is the times I’ll say it’s you (it’s you)!

3 is the number of days you’ve been gone,

But it feels like four times two.

8, at the hour the sun goes down,

I remember life with you around.

I wish I had nine lives like that one... oh



All comments from YouTube:

@wren9083

the singer/voice actor of mrs. langtree is a friend of a friend of my mom’s! we stayed with her on a trip once when we couldn’t find a hotel. she is the sweetest, most interesting woman ever. she has a book of over the garden wall art and we looked through it, which was what prompted me to watch the show and now it’s one of my favorites.

she told me she originally auditioned to play the bird but she took the bird part a bit too far and was a little too tweet-y so they gave her mrs. langtree instead! just a fun bit of trivia!

@agenteswabbie

Wow,thanks for telling us

@leef9874

woah my name is wren too!!

@-Commit-arson-

Cheated out of being a bird by being too much like a bird

@emopeterparker7

she wouldve made a fine beatrice but i love her role nonetheless! shes perfect for this

@lordtachanka903

I’d love to see that book, I wonder if it’s possible for it to be published, if you see her again you should show her all the comments and tell her that I love her voice, she’s an amazing singer, she should have a music career making stuff like this IMO

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@KlingonCaptain

Arguably the best song in the entire show.

@BlackParade01

Either this or Come Wayward Souls

@plumpboi1027

@@BlackParade01 potatoes and molasses all the way.

@gromitplush

@@plumpboi1027 y e s

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