Albacore
Eternal Love Etched in Albacore Skies: An Ani DiFranco Tale
Lyrics
Look here I just tattooed
Expressing the act of tattooing a wedding band.
A wedding band
Describing the location of the tattoo on the speaker's mother's hand.
On what looks like to me
Expressing a personal perception of the tattoo resembling the mother's hand.
My mother's hand
Connecting the act of tattooing to the speaker's mother.
I'm no blushing girl
Rejecting the image of a naive or innocent girl.
No innocent dove
Asserting independence and experience.
It took me a long time to find love
Highlighting the time it took for the speaker to find love.
But now I have no doubt
Expressing unwavering certainty in the current state of love.
And I never will
Stating the persistence of certainty in the speaker's love.
That I am meant to be loving you
Affirming the speaker's belief in being destined to love the addressed person.
And it fairly blew my mind
Expressing surprise or amazement at the certainty of love.
To be so sure
Reflecting on the impact of being sure about love.
When that little needle said I do
Metaphorically referring to a tattoo needle as officiating a marriage commitment.
My love gives me hope
Attributing hope to the speaker's love.
My love gives me pride
Associating pride with the speaker's love.
My love gets me past
Describing the positive impact of love in overcoming internal struggles.
The land mines inside
Using a metaphorical expression to depict emotional challenges.
When I am next to you
Expressing a sense of completeness or authenticity when near the addressed person.
I am more me
Stating an enhanced sense of self in the presence of the loved one.
Inside me is a room to which you hold the key
Metaphorically describing the loved one as holding the key to a significant part of the speaker.
Look at that honeymoon
Describing a honeymoon in the sky using the metaphor of albacore.
In the albacore sky
Emphasizing the beauty of the sky during the honeymoon metaphor.
Look with all of you
Encouraging a holistic perception of the honeymoon, beyond just sight.
Not just your eye
Stressing the importance of fully experiencing the beauty of the honeymoon.
Look at its dancing light
Highlighting the visual and atmospheric elements of the honeymoon scene.
Through the whispering trees
Describing the atmosphere through the presence of whispering trees.
Look how I love you and you love me
Expressing mutual love between the speaker and the addressed person.
Look how I love you and you love me
Reiterating the mutual love between the speaker and the addressed person.
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