![]() ![]() Did anyone care? The million dollar question. ![]() Most likely raped by soldiers as is common she may have decided to at least use her "assets" to make life more bearable. " Death was as normal an occurence as any for children. Impoverished, very pretty, and growing up in a culture which has endured centuries of harmful superstitions, political upheaval, extreme violence and practically inbred hatred between two equally oppressive religions. Not like the clergy would be able and willing to help."When we were young, we saw life as fun, and 'take' it if we can."No video games, cell phones, cable tv, or maybe no tv, and unsafe to play outside without parks, malls, or other teen hangouts plus needing food and simply to survive "out there" wasn't really a FUN adventure but it was all they knew. Then as she probably faces the same "out there" but she "liked" it with cute boys, drinking, and "we didn't give a damn" because life was so tenuous they lived for the moment and to hell with the consequenses but it beat having to deal with being the corner of a sick "love" triangle. But being a habitual drunk tends to blind men and they don't "see straight" but often incur ire from the wife for spending their rent/food money, and the man regresses and seeks "comfort" from the obedient, meek little girl so readily available. Her father "liked" her? Cherished, or doted on, would describe a loving father. How anyone couldn't see the odd choice of words afterward is likely because no one 'wants' to think that. Her mother comforted her as loud noises and people probably scared her, and the mother protected her as best she could by "holding" her. At least while her parents are still alive to hear her sing. TranslationIt isn't what she WAS saying so much as what she couldn't bring herself to say. She entered a totally different world when she joined a band professionally which caused tension with her family but she's saying she hasn't forgotten where she comes from, it is still a part of her, she values the love and strong foundation her parents gave her, and yearns to go back to those days. Ireland when she grew up was quite religious and conservative and people lived very simple lives. The present tense "do you like me" contrasts with past tense "he liked me" as she asks her family to understand the person she is today. She is both celebrating her happy childhood in Ireland and seeking acceptance for the person that she is today. ![]() Also prostitution from "do you like me standing there" really? again so quick to jump on the worst-case scenario bandwagon and again makes no sense given the context.Īn ode is a lyric poem often of a serious or meditative nature marked by strong feelings. ![]() The "does anyone care" part seems to speak to the constant focus on negativity in today's world and her wondering if her happy childhood holds any meaning to others outside her family. I think that that line is beautiful in its simplicity, that her father liked her as a person, which speaks to a really healthy father-daughter relationship as a child. She just said that they were raised to see life as fun etc. I always heard the beginning of the chorus as "and happiness" but it comes out sounding like "an happiness" which sounds like "unhappiness" which would make no sense in that context.Īnd to brightestfirefly and others: how did you get molestation from "he liked me?" that is a huge, not to mention twisted, leap that again doesn't make sense in context. She's Irish so her pronunciation is going to be a bit different. General CommentI'm pretty sure that part of the issue is incorrect lyrics. "Does anyone care?" shows how she feels alone out there and that she misses them. She might also be regretting that he only liked her and not loved her. "My father, my father, he liked me Oh he liked me" I saw some of you interpreted that she was abused but I don't think so I think she's once again saying that his feelings towards her changed. So I don't think she was treated badly by her family when she was young. Notice how she said "Did she hold me ,when I was out there" which means that her mother held her when she was still there. The rest of the sentence is how she regrets her childhood because she was free and loved. I think that unhappiness is the present state how she feels now. She asks a lot of questions because she feels they don't know her anymore they only see what she's become but it wasn't what she wanted. "Out there" would probably refers to the world outside Ireland. Dolores talks about how she felt abandonned by her family once she left home. ![]()
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