Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Shield Lyrics


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epulsive passion is his lovely wedded wife, the girl with the scared eyes is daddie's little star.
More imprisoned than in the deepest dungeons, she shivers in a corner,
naked in every way.
Freezing fear emanates with every tearing tear that runs down
the painful expressions of her beaten face. (
He said:) Come on little star, you
disappoint me, I know you can do better than this.
This little child has been stolen
from her life, he says she wanted.
This little child has been cut open so many times
and ways, so (come here) step back and behold (the result of a sick infatuation; she
keeps her little secret where no one ever goes, where it tears and gnaws the most) In the very distant corners of her heart her spirit is lying bleeding on the floor.
When she was suffocating, gasping for breath, when the white fuzzy carpet was turning




bloodred you demanded more.
Her spirit is lying dying on the floor.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shield's song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star depict the sad and depressing reality of a girl who is trapped in an abusive relationship. The girl is described as having scared eyes and being the singer's "little star". The singer talks about her husband as having a repulsive passion for her that is likened to a wedded wife. The girl is imprisoned in the deepest dungeon of her abusive relationship and shivers in a corner, naked in every way. Her beaten face and spirit are a result of the sick infatuation that her husband has with her.


Her fear emanates with every tearing tear that runs down her face, and the singer pleads with her to do better than this. However, she is a little child who has been stolen from her life, and her husband says that she wanted it. He has cut her open so many times and ways and demands more from her even when she is suffocating and gasping for breath.


The lyrics reveal the darkness and brutality of an abusive relationship where the victim is left bleeding on the floor, with her spirit dying in the very distant corners of her heart. Shield's song is a powerful depiction of the reality of domestic violence, and it raises awareness of this issue and calls for an end to it.


Line by Line Meaning

Repulsive passion is his lovely wedded wife,
The abuser is deeply infatuated with his abusive behavior towards his victim.


the girl with the scared eyes is daddy's little star.
The victim is a young girl and her abuser is her own father.


More imprisoned than in the deepest dungeons, she shivers in a corner,
The victim is trapped in a cycle of abuse that is worse than being held in the deepest dungeons.


naked in every way.
The victim is stripped of her physical and emotional safety, leaving her vulnerable in every possible way.


Freezing fear emanates with every tearing tear that runs down the painful expressions of her beaten face.
The victim is physically abused and her expressions of pain and fear are evident with every tear she sheds.


He said: Come on little star, you disappoint me, I know you can do better than this.
The abuser taunts and belittles the victim, holding her to impossible standards and using her failure to meet them as an excuse for further abuse.


This little child has been stolen from her life, he says she wanted.
The abuser justifies his actions by claiming that the victim wanted the abuse or that she somehow deserved it.


This little child has been cut open so many times and ways, so (come here) step back and behold
The victim has been repeatedly traumatized in various ways, and the abuser invites others to witness the damage he has caused.


she keeps her little secret where no one ever goes, where it tears and gnaws the most
The victim's pain and trauma are hidden away in a place where no one can see or help her, causing her immense emotional distress.


In the very distant corners of her heart her spirit is lying bleeding on the floor.
The victim's emotional wellbeing has been shattered, leaving her spirit broken and bleeding on the floor of her heart.


When she was suffocating, gasping for breath, when the white fuzzy carpet was turning bloodred you demanded more.
The abuser takes pleasure in the victim's suffering and demands even more from her when she is at her most vulnerable.


Her spirit is lying dying on the floor.
The victim's emotional state is deteriorating rapidly, and she is losing the will to live.




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