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She just said that they were raised to see life as fun etc. 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. 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.

Also prostitution from "do you like me standing there" really? An ode is a lyric poem often of a serious or meditative nature marked by strong feelings. She is both celebrating her happy childhood in Ireland and seeking acceptance for the person that she is today. 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.

Ireland when she grew up was quite religious and conservative and people lived very simple lives. 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.

Translation It isn't what she WAS saying so much as what she couldn't bring herself to say. At least while her parents are still alive to hear her sing. In the video I saw it from the start. Her mother comforted her as loud noises and people probably scared her, and the mother protected her as best she could by "holding" her.

How anyone couldn't see the odd choice of words afterward is likely because no one 'wants' to think that. Her father "liked" her?? Cherished, or doted on, would describe a loving father. 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.

Not like the clergy would be able and willing to help. 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. Most likely raped by soldiers as is common she may have decided to at least use her "assets" to make life more bearable. Did anyone care? The million dollar question. Was there anyone who truly cared for her and about what was happening in her life?

Who was there for her to talk to, or seek comfort from when her own mom couldn't find her at all? Ashamed, scared, and possibly pregnant at some point.. I'm simply astounded by these incredibly naive, overly optimistic interpretations. What I described is most common just about everywhere in modern society these days. All thanks to the digital media constantly enticing men, and boys in puberty, to lust after and fantasize about half naked women.

Thus making them unfaithful over and over till the point shame fades and true debauchery sets in. Women do not become easily aroused by seeing half naked males so no it's not the same for each gender and females suffer for this greatly! One can tell from her poignant words, and deep emotion in her tone that she wants to know how her family felt about her, and what they thought about it all if they knew.. Also why did they let it happen in the first place!!

Ondinechan on November 21, Link. Ondinechan I completely agree, why would someone write such a sad song for a fairytale childhood? Clover on September 02, Plus, the words 'does anyone care' is a cry for help. No wonder there are so many troubled and abused people around if words like this cannot - or will not - be heard. General Comment I've heard a lot about her parents not liking her. These aren't usual terminology used for neglectful parents. They are there for her at least in that manner. There is something off.

Meaning the past tense of liked me. And the did she hold me when I was out there I think this song is in large part about the difficulty of pursuing a music career against what her parents wanted from her and how it was hard for her and her family.

I think I have a bit of a better understanding of the song now. The song is really aimed at them not us. She's referring to how it is a prominent part of her life and hints that it's the reason for the rift and how both sides are aware of that. D'you see? D'you like me? D'you like me standing there? D'you notice me? D'you know? D'you see me?

If they still care enough to support her even if they don't express it directly. She still thinks about them and she wants to believe that they care about her. She wants to be able to go back to when things were more simple, back to before this rift formed in their family. It's also probably a reference to her siblings when they were growing up while the opening chorus was more a general focus on her whole family.

She is trying to get them to remember with her the better times when they got along better. She reflects with her mother back to when she was young and her mother nurtured her and cared for her. Then she asks "Did she hold me when I was out there?

She wants to know if her mother misses her because she misses her family. She's going directly to how her father liked her cared for her and then she asks to her family and less directly to anyone listening to this song if they care. It's the only line in this song that really is for not only her family but to all of us to reflect upon to understand how things have become difficult in her life. SHe is saying she wouldn't have chosen this path if she had her own choice but that this is still who she is and that she can't change that.

THat it wasn't a conscious choice she could make to "betray" her family as they see it. We see a direct evidence of regret of where she is. She's becoming famous and we as fans like her music but she feels that she is not worthy of this praise she gets. She misses her family and she still likes her family but it's also referring to how she misses the music when she's away from it and she can't go away from it now.

She wants both her family's approval and the music. It's really powerfully emotional and psychological and I love it. I really hope her family listened because it's obvious that she cares for them and wanted to be able to share her life with them. My Interpretation This song grabbed me at an emotional level with the way she describes the support she got from her parents. The singer describes her parents' love and support in a way that goes beyond the mundane and cliche.

She could have said "My mother loved me. My father loved me", but instead she used words uncommonly used to describe the family's intimacy that she experienced and that she had with her mother and father. I think she accomplishes communicating the love she had for her family, elevating her family's closeness a notch beyond the trite standard "they loved me", with the words "My mother, my mother she hold me, she hold me", "My father, my father he liked me, he liked me" best line of the song.

The line "when I was out there" to me, means the ghettos of Ireland, where neighborhoods were impoverished, and where she spent "half her life".