My fall gonna break ya
My fall, my fall
My fall gonna break your wall Damien Rice – Me, My Yoke and I
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A reference to the Fall of Man which describes the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God; to a state of guilty disobedience.
With the discovery of his penis and masturbation he loses his innocence. His sexual deviance will result with this girl losing her virginity (breaking her wall so to speak).
Her wall could also be a metaphorical barrier she has around her heart. His weakness/ vulnerability (fall) is going to make her feel close to him thus breaking down her walls. Damien knows this but his sexual urges cause him to be unfaithful which is discussed in the next verse.
My hand going under
My hand, my hand
My hand going under stand Damien Rice – Me, My Yoke and I
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Gonna make ya
My book, my book, my book
Gonna make ya look Damien Rice – Me, My Yoke and I
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His book = his story perhaps. He’s going to use his charm and wit to woo women. His initial personality is going to seduce women and make them interested in him but then he’s going to turn out to be something he’s not.
The phrase “make you look” means to trick someone into thinking something’s there when there’s nothing. He could also mean it in a literal sense. The story of his life and the kind of person he is, is going to make her pay attention to him.
Since this song is raunchy and angry and he seems to be cursing God, he also could be referencing The Book and how it tricks people into thinking there’s some loving, forgiving Creator.
Gonna make ya
My drum, my drum, my drum
Gonna make ya come Damien Rice – Me, My Yoke and I
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Damien could be using the term drum in two different ways. On one hand the beat of a drum could represent the raw rhythm of sex and on the other hand the drum could just represent his music in general. Perhaps he uses his musicianship to attract women and thus make them come/cum. This song certainly has a dirty, raw sexual sound.
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Now that he’s done her a favor he thinks that she owes him back. She’s telling him that her gratitude doesn’t mean that she owes him anything she doesn’t want to do
Some woman hears my music
And it helps her through her day Ani DiFranco – I'm No Heroine
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She doesn’t do it to be a hypocrite, but in hopes that some other woman hears about her story and it gives her strength to do the right thing
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A stampede is a herd of Animals, in which the weakest of those are usually left dead and trampled over in the end. (Like in Lion King)
Just cause I rarely wear a dress Ani DiFranco – I'm No Heroine
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The term “I wear the pants in this relationship” is usually something stated by a male to show that he runs the relationship and has the power. In a literal sense Ani is saying that she rarely ever wears a dress, in a metaphorical sense she’s saying that that often leads people to believe that she wears the pants in all of her relationships also.
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Many people look at her as the type of woman that would never be with a man unless she can have him do whatever she want
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