Backlick Road
Backlick Road Reflections: Navigating Demons, Love, and the Pursuit of Home
Lyrics
Now I need one more shot of the liquor just to make it through the day
Expressing the need for another drink of liquor to cope with the challenges of the day.
Cause I've prayed some nights but sometimes he don't get back till late
Acknowledging that prayers are made, but sometimes they go unanswered until late.
So thank you but I can't hear you less' you got another way
Grateful for communication, but only receptive if there's an alternative solution offered.
To keep it moving, gotta keep it moving like I'm James
Emphasizing the necessity to keep moving forward, drawing a comparison to James.
So tell me now what you talking about
Seeking clarification on the topic of discussion.
Tell me now what you think you know
Asking for the listener's perspective and knowledge.
Cause what I hear every night my demons on the other side of the door
Referencing personal struggles, hearing inner demons on the other side of the door.
See I don't really fucking know, if you can hear them though
Expressing uncertainty about whether others can perceive the struggles.
I just gotta go back stat
Expressing the need to return quickly.
Back to them early Sunday morns
Referring to early Sunday mornings.
Down Backlick Road
Mentioning the specific location, Backlick Road.
And I remember momma singing hallelujah
Recalling mom singing hallelujah, evoking positive memories.
And you could feel the love
Describing the tangible feeling of love.
Oh you could feel the love
Reiterating the profound sense of love.
So pour up two more shots of the liquor
Calling for more liquor to enhance the mental escape.
So my mind can drift along
Wanting the mind to wander with the help of alcohol.
To old songs that momma used to sing on the way to Pastor Cover
Recalling old songs from the way to Pastor Cover's place.
And he would have his hands out, passed out plates saying money was the root
Depicting a scene where money is linked to perceived evil.
Funny how the only one saying money evil was the one with the coup
Highlighting irony: the one criticizing money has a luxurious car (coup).
So tell me now what you talking about
Repeating the call for understanding and communication.
Tell me now what you think you know
Asking for the listener's perspective again.
Cause what I hear on the other side
Expressing a desire to avoid hearing inner demons.
I don't wanna hear them demons anymore
Rejecting the influence of negative thoughts.
Man I don't really fucking know
Expressing uncertainty and a lack of understanding.
I just gotta go back home, back to the older days
Feeling the need to return to the past, specifically home and older days.
Where the only thing I would hear on Sunday morn
Recalling a time when Sundays were characterized by a particular sound.
Going down Backlick Road
Reiterating the connection to Backlick Road.
And I remember momma singing hallelujah
Revisiting the memory of mom singing hallelujah.
And you could feel the love
Reiterating the tangible sense of love associated with the memory.
Oh and you could feel the love
Emphasizing the enduring feeling of love.
Take it back to those days, take it back those days
Expressing a desire to return to the past, emphasizing the word "days".
Oh where's the love now, look around I don't see the love anymore
Observing a lack of love in the present surroundings.
I just want to make out back one day
Expressing a longing to return to a past state, despite uncertainty.
I just don't know
Expressing uncertainty about the future.
Look back and I see just how far I've gone
Reflecting on personal growth and the distance traveled.
Hallallale, Hallallale, Halleljuah
Concluding with a religious exclamation, perhaps indicating a desire for divine intervention or guidance.
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