I can hear two narrators, and two different agendas; Luca, an abused child, is trying to cover up his parent/s abuse, and Suzanne Vegas is challenging anyone who ignores abuse, through Luca.
I get this impression because:
The structure of the song; it's addressed at the listener, Luca/Suzanne uses second person, you, so it's like they're talking to you. This makes me think that Suzanne is trying to make people think about the way they react to abuse, whereas Luca is just trying to cover up.
Also, Luca repeatedly asks the listener 'just don't ask', but this could be rephrased as don't just ask- and that's the message Suzanne is giving; don't just ask, do something.
Finally, Luca uses a lot of lame excuses and clichés to explain away his injuries- and Suzanne almost creates a black humour from this, to highlight that everyone knows what is really going on, but ignores it, or tries to cover it up.
This is such a powerful song!
I can hear two narrators, and two different agendas; Luca, an abused child, is trying to cover up his parent/s abuse, and Suzanne Vegas is challenging anyone who ignores abuse, through Luca.
I get this impression because:
The structure of the song; it's addressed at the listener, Luca/Suzanne uses second person, you, so it's like they're talking to you. This makes me think that Suzanne is trying to make people think about the way they react to abuse, whereas Luca is just trying to cover up.
Also, Luca repeatedly asks the listener 'just don't ask', but this could be rephrased as don't just ask- and that's the message Suzanne is giving; don't just ask, do something.
Finally, Luca uses a lot of lame excuses and clichés to explain away his injuries- and Suzanne almost creates a black humour from this, to highlight that everyone knows what is really going on, but ignores it, or tries to cover it up.
@Hollyoverhere : you did some very sharp listening
@Hollyoverhere : you did some very sharp listening