A Good Day to Ascend Episode 12 Indonesia, English Sub

damn! These Lyrics hits hard @15:42, when you know the meaning of these lines.

A child swims in the water,
unaware the water scalds
Barefoot, scooping up the moon
In famine years, offer flesh and blood to repay mother and father
Together as one family in the next life.

Verse Breakdown
1. “A child swims in the water, unaware that it scalds”

• Meaning: This line captures tragic innocence and vulnerability. A child enters or borns in the world, unaware that the world around them is becoming boiling hot(dangerous) until it is too late.It symbolizes how the younger generation suffers from a world they cannot comprehend, unaware that the “waters” of their society have turned deadly.

2. “Barefoot, scooping up the moon“

• Meaning: Represents naive, This is a symbol of impossible hope amid utter poverty. The barefoot child reaches into the water to scoop up the reflection of the moon—something you can look at but never hold or eat. It highlights the absurdity of trying to find comfort or sustenance in a world that offers nothing but illusions.

3. “In famine years, offering flesh and blood to repay mother and father“
Meaning: This speaks to extreme desperation and filial piety. In extreme starvation When food is gone, the only thing left to give is oneself. It suggests this world so broken that children feel they must literally sacrifice their bodies to save or honor their parents, blurring the line between devotion and starvation.

4. “In the next life, to come together as one family”

• Meaning: This is a sorrowful surrender. A tragic promise of hope. Knowing that survival in the current cruel world is impossible, the family takes comfort in the belief that they will be reborn together under one roof in a peaceful future life.

I wonder if she was a good girl all along, It might mean the bell used to work for evil people to suppress her.