Growing Growing Gone
Growing, Evolving, and Letting Go: Ben Harper's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Your feet barely touched the ground
Feeling disconnected from reality or groundedness
By the time I turned around
Realizing how quickly time has passed
When dreams come true
When aspirations or desires are fulfilled
It's hard to sleep
Difficulty in finding peace or rest due to excitement or anticipation
Slowly drifting in the deep
Slowly losing oneself in profound thoughts or emotions
She's growing
Reference to a female subject growing up or maturing
Growing
Emphasizing the growth process
She's gone
Highlighting the departure or absence of the subject
Doesn't matter what I do or say
Acceptance of the subject's independence
She's gonna do things her way
Acknowledging the subject's determination to follow her own path
Blink of an eye has nothing on
Comparing the swift passage of time with the blink of an eye
How all the days have flown
Reflecting on how quickly days have passed
She's growing
Reiterating the growth and maturity of the subject
She's growing
Repeating the emphasis on the subject's growth
She's gone
Reiterating the absence or departure of the subject
She's quite a sight behind the wheel
Describing the subject as impressive or remarkable
Now I'm in the passenger seat
Metaphorically being relegated to a less influential role
With nerves of steel
Feeling anxious or tense in a situation
I'm misery in harmony
Experiencing distress alongside the subject's newfound freedom
Now that you're wild and free
Acknowledgment of the subject's independence and liberty
You're growing
Reiterating the growth or maturation process of the subject
Growing
Repeating the emphasis on the subject's growth
She's gone
Reiterating the absence or departure of the subject
Human nature isn't nature at all
Reflection on human behavior as a learned or adaptive trait, not innate
Just an excuse we use with our backs against the wall
Describing excuses used when feeling cornered or challenged
Someday, I'll apologize
Expressing a future intention to apologize
And maybe she'll recognize
Hoping for the subject's understanding or acknowledgment
I'm growing
Personal acknowledgment of one's growth or change
I'm growing
Repeating the acknowledgment of personal growth
I'm gone
Personal acknowledgment of departure or change
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