hello and welcome to me overanalyzing song lyrics and relating them to my trauma

I'll be using the song The Moon Will Sing by The Crane Wives 

you've probably heard of it 

some of these analyses might be kinda obvious but I'll try to find some deeper meaning 

aight lets begin 

(bold stuff are the lyrics, normal is my analysis)

Tell me once again
I could have been anyone, anyone else
Before you made the choice for me

they're talking about how the kind of person they'd be was already decided for them before they even knew it would've been up to them 

the choice was taken away from them before they even knew there was a choice

My feet knew the path
We walked in the dark, in the dark
I never gave a single thought to where it might lead

blindly following because it's what they've always done, and never stopping to think about it 

All those empty rooms
We could have been anywhere, anywhere else
Instead, I made a bed with apathy

being emotionally exhausted, not wanting to have to deal with all the complex and overwhelming emotions, so simply shutting down your emotions because it's easier 

apathy - lack of interest, or concern

the melody/tune (whatever it's called) of the song also supports this 

My heart knew the weight
Ten years worth of dust and neglect
We made our peace with weariness and let it be

similar to the previous lyrics, with the heart being tired of carrying all the weight and not being properly cared for 

being wounded and tired, so just stopping to rest because of all that you've been through 

The moon will sing a song for me
I loved you like the sun

the parent being the light of the child's life, the child loving them unconditionally cuz thats what kids do ig

Bore the shadows that you made
With no light of my own
I shine only with the light you gave me
I shine only with the light you gave me

the child bearing all the burdens the parent gave them, because that's all they have, but still being unable to deny that the parent is apart of them and shaped the person they ended up becoming

Name your courage now
We could have had anything, anything else
Instead, you hoarded all that's left of me

being controlling, isolating the child, holding them back from experiencing the world on their own in their own way 

Swallowin' your doubt
Like swords to the pit of my belly
I want to feel the fire that you kept from me

the doubt is the parent doubting that the child is mature enough, old enough, capable of taking care of themselves, or not needing the parent as much 

the child is accepting the parent's doubt, and the swords represent the doubt being somewhat harmful to the child if that makes sense

the child wants freedom, to be able to experience everything they haven't been able to, to get away from the controlling nature of the parent

fire can be dangerous, but it also brings warmth and light, so while the parent likely wanted to shelter the child from the danger, they were also preventing the child from feeling the warmth and seeing the light that the fire brings 

The moon will sing a song for me
I loved you like the sun
Bore the shadows that you made
With no light of my own
I shine only with the light you gave me
I shine only with the light you gave me
I shine only with the light you gave me
(I could have been anyone, anyone)
I shine only with the light you gave me
(I could have been anyone, anyone

I already analyzed this part of the song, but I'm just gonna put it there so the whole song is here

when I first heard the full version, the lyrics really spoke to me and I felt them deep in my bones 

I compared it to the relationship between a parent and child, because thats what I think it's about 

if anyone has anything to comment on or add, feel free to tell me :)

either way I hope you enjoyed this and that I offered some deeper meaning that isn't too obvious

(im not that great at finding deeper meaning in things so this is the best I can do-)

bye and have a nice day :)

-JJZ