Alone, listless. Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room. Young girl, violence. Center of her own attention.   The mother reads aloud, child tries to understand it. Tries to make her proud. The shades go down. It's in her head.            Painted room. Can't deny there's something wrong. Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.   Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. The picture kept will remind me.   Don't call me... She holds the hand that holds her down.             She will rise above. Ooh... Oh.                        (4x) Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. The picture kept will remind me. Don't call me daughter. Not fit to be. The picture kept will remind me. Don't call me daughter. Not fit to. The picture kept will remind me. Don't call me daughter. Not fit to be. The picture kept will remind me. Don't call me... The shades go down. (x2) The shades go... Go... Go...

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le sentiment d'isolement et de lutte intérieure d'une jeune fille confrontée à des violences et des attentes familiales. Dans un environnement où le silence pèse lourd, elle essaie de comprendre sa place tout en aspirant à la fierté de sa mère, mais ressent un profond malaise face à sa réalité. Elle refuse l'étiquette de fille, se sentant déconnectée de l'image que l'on projette d'elle. Les métaphores de l'obscurité et des souvenirs marquent son désir d'émancipation et de surmontement des épreuves. C'est une quête d'identité et de libération au milieu d'un cadre familial oppressant.