Draggin' the River
Echoes of Heartache: Navigating Love's Turbulent Waters
Lyrics
Go down to the water and listen for a sound
Expressing the act of going to the water to seek some meaningful sound.
Something like the moaning of a dove
Describing a sound resembling the mournful cooing of a dove.
That's where I do my crying while I'm searching for a sign
Indicating the singer's emotional vulnerability and search for a sign while crying by the water.
Draggin' the river of our love
Metaphorically referencing the painful process of searching for remnants of a past love in the river.
Did she bear some secret sorrow I could never know
Pondering if the departed person held a hidden sorrow unknown to the singer.
That why my heart was not enough
Suggesting that the singer's love was insufficient to alleviate the potential secret sorrow.
Now she's left me looking for a trace of what we had
Expressing the aftermath of the person leaving and the singer searching for traces of their past relationship.
Draggin' the river of our love
Reiterating the theme of searching for love's remnants in the river.
There's thunder and lightning and a storm in my soul
Describing emotional turmoil with metaphors of thunder, lightning, and a storm in the soul.
I'm broken down and I'm fixing to cry
Conveying the singer's emotional breakdown and the inclination to cry.
She was my heartbeat she was my blood
Highlighting the departed person's significance as the singer's heartbeat and blood.
I might as well just lay down and die
Expressing the despair to the point of considering giving up on life.
Solid as a tombstone silent as a grave
Using imagery of a tombstone and a grave to depict the solidity and silence of the singer's emotions.
Now loneliness fits me like a glove
Describing loneliness as a perfect fit for the singer.
Was her promise a mistake or just an outright lie
Raising doubts about the sincerity of promises made in the relationship.
Draggin' the river of our love
Repeating the theme of searching for the remnants of love in the river.
The sky is low and heavy and full of tears tonight
Describing the heavy and tearful atmosphere, setting the emotional tone of the night.
And it's just a fingernail moon up above
Depicting a small crescent moon, possibly symbolizing the waning hope or connection in the relationship.
Tonight you're gonna find me like every night before
Indicating the repetitive nature of the singer's emotional state every night.
Draggin' the river of our love
Reiterating the ongoing process of searching for love's remnants in the river.
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