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ohio
wished bone Lyrics
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And when you blink the planets glow
All the things i′d grown to know
Melted under april's snow
You were my Ohio girl
We're not in Athens anymore
And Kevin said he′d shut the door
All my life i've been uphill
It felt like we were Jack and Jill
My heart breaks from knowing things
Will never be called into being
You were my Ohio girl
We′re not in Athens anymore
And Kevin said he'd shut the door
We′re not in Athens anymore
Your boat has a hole underneath
But i could be a submarine
Chemicals and gasoline
I wanted you to be my queen
You were my Ohio girl
We're not in Athens anymore
And Kevin said he′d shut the door
We're not in Athens anymore
Always the greatest day
Always the greatest day
Always the greatest day
Always the greatest day
In "Ohio" by Wished Bone, the singer is reminiscing about a past relationship with an Ohio girl. The first verse talks about how much the girl has grown and how her presence brightens everything around her. However, as April's snow melts, the things that the singer thought she knew about life and love begin to dissolve as well. The second verse finds the singer remembering their time in Athens, Ohio, and how they felt like Jack and Jill, always climbing uphill. The repetition of "We're not in Athens anymore" serves as a reminder that they can never go back to that time and place again.
The third verse introduces a new metaphor, with the girl's boat having a hole underneath. The singer offers to be her submarine and navigate the rough waters of life with her. However, even though the singer wants the girl to be her queen, the reality is that they are no longer in a place where they can be together. The repeated refrain of "always the greatest day" could be interpreted as a bittersweet acknowledgement that even though their time together was not always easy, it was still special and significant to the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't believe how much you'd grown
I'm amazed at how much you've changed and evolved.
And when you blink the planets glow
Your beauty is so captivating that even the universe seems to respond to it.
All the things i'd grown to know
Everything I thought I knew has been redefined in your presence.
Melted under april's snow
All my preconceived notions have melted away in the face of the beauty and unpredictability of life.
You were my Ohio girl
You were the perfect embodiment of everything I loved about Ohio and its people.
We're not in Athens anymore
Our world has changed and we're not the same people we once were.
And Kevin said he'd shut the door
We are moving on from our past and leaving it behind us.
All my life i've been uphill
I have always felt like I've been struggling and fighting my way uphill in life.
It felt like we were Jack and Jill
We were like the famous nursery rhyme characters who were always searching for something and going through obstacles to get it.
My heart breaks from knowing things
It's painful to think about all the things that will never be a reality.
Will never be called into being
The dreams and desires I had will never come to fruition.
Your boat has a hole underneath
You have vulnerabilities and needs that are not immediately visible.
But i could be a submarine
I can be the one who lifts you up and supports you, even when things are tough.
Chemicals and gasoline
Our love is like a powerful chemical reaction, with energy and momentum that can drive us forward.
I wanted you to be my queen
I wanted you to reign over my heart and be the most important person in my life.
Always the greatest day
No matter what happens, every day spent with you is the greatest day of my life.
Always the greatest day
No matter what happens, every day spent with you is the greatest day of my life.
Always the greatest day
No matter what happens, every day spent with you is the greatest day of my life.
Always the greatest day
No matter what happens, every day spent with you is the greatest day of my life.
Contributed by Chase A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@honeyb.981
@@chrissjoywell unfortunately, until we have a system in the US that treats people fairly and doesnt recognize color, it is important to keep talking about it. Because even if people claim they don't see color... they still do. It's literally impossible not to. It's the cultural conditioning we were raised with.
Im a white woman, but I'm guessing the poster cried to see this woman claiming her black heritage so adamantly is because it would be easier for the woman in the video to claim white as her identity. Because historically, people with black heritage who pass as white were taught to be silent about their black heritage, for safety reasons in times of racism. And so to see a woman who is proudly claiming it and defending her heritage and her choice to continue identifying as black speaks volumes. She's proud of that identity, and instead of choosing to hide it away, she is embracing it. Because black people are still so often shamed for their race and have to tread carefully, but she is actively choosing to do the opposite.
One thing you did recognize, is that race is a social construct. There is not easy thing like "black" and "white." The definition of what white is has changed over the past 150 years as well. Irish people and Italian people used to not be considered white. Mostly only people from England were consjdered white in the US. But then as more and more immigrants came to the US and there were few people left who mwt the strict definition of whiteness because a) brown and black populations were growing and b) the England-ethnic people were dwindling in numbers as they intermarried with other European groups, then finally they started claiming anyone who looked "white enough" as white. Because if they didnt, then there would be too few white people in the nation, and there would be no more hierarchy based on race. So, the idea of what a white person is changed very drastically throughout history. Since they needed enough white people to maintain the social construct for racial hierarchy, because if there were so few white people and so many brown, black, and non-English European people, then the strict hierarchy would become obsolete.
So that's what things like critical race theory teach. And it becomes very complicated with things like this woman's case where she is "passing," meaning that despite having African ancestry, she is passing as a white woman in her appearance. There's also the one drop theory that was used for a long time, which states that if a person has even one drop of African blood, then they are black/not white. But then people who are passing are often belittled and criticized for claiming a heritage they don't appear to have.
I'm in humanities for my education, and so it's things like this that I specialize in studying. My advice: don't try to forget race as a construct. It's impossible to ignore it right now when our society still uses it in various forms still today, albeit less glaringly than in our history. Don't judge others based off of it since it's not an accurate system for making judgments about people, but don't dissolve it and try to push it out of mind altogether. Because if we do that, then we forget our history, and set ourselves and future generations up to make the same mistakes again. If we keep talking about it and all the flaws it has, then we can continue to deconstruct it and recognize it as a horrible way of running a society because of all the pain and judgment it causes. Instead, recognize it is there, and then keep continuing the conversation on what it is, and why it doesn't make sense for things like genetics saying we are all the same species, the definitions of race, ethnicity, evolution giving different genetic traits to different groups of people because they all lived in the same region, etc. And how each one is beautiful and should be celebrated, even as we recognize all of these perceived differences
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One thing is clear: This woman ADORES her mother and though her mother has passed on, she refuses to let go of that adoration. Despite her outward appearance, her heart is staunchly holding on to her mother's lineage. Likely, for her, claiming "whiteness" would be to dishonor her mother and she is absolutely not having that.
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@zanedalessio1754
How do you know this? How are you saying this like you know this lol
@carnukis
@@zanedalessio1754it’s very evident in how she talks about her mother. It’s using context clues…