Best Shoes
Stormy Days and Ruined Shoes: Embracing Life's Unpredictability with Casey Conroy
Lyrics
My friends all think I'm crazy for letting it go
Expresses that the speaker's friends believe the speaker is making a questionable decision by letting something go.
I'm scared my parents think I'm lazy
Shares the speaker's fear of being perceived as lazy by their parents.
I never want them to worry though
Emphasizes the speaker's desire for their parents not to worry despite external opinions.
My boyfriends like a maze, he -
Describes the speaker's boyfriend as complex and difficult to understand, like a maze.
I never know where he goes
Expresses uncertainty about the boyfriend's whereabouts.
Days like these I want to just call home.
Conveys a longing to connect with home during challenging times.
Say ""Mom I hate these stormy days,
Describes the speaker's frustration with stormy days disrupting their emotional well-being and the repeated metaphor of ruining their best shoes in the rain.
they keep coming up right when I get ok.
-And it's just like the ocean waves,
-high and low, I never know when.
-In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined in the rain.
-In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined in the rain.""
-Somebody told me lately that they don't know where I'd go
Shares the speaker's concern about an uncertain future and not knowing where they might end up.
I hate feeling like a product and I don't know how to loosen control
Expresses discomfort with feeling like a product and struggling to maintain control.
I love standing on a stage but every time I turn the page, I'm on my knees
Highlights the conflicting emotions of enjoying being on stage but feeling vulnerable and on their knees behind the scenes.
Days like these I want to just call home.
Expresses a desire to connect with home during challenging times, echoing the sentiment from earlier in the lyrics.
Say ""Mom I hate these stormy days,
Reiterates the frustration with stormy days and the metaphor of ruining best shoes in the rain.
they keep coming up right when I get ok.
-And it's just like the ocean waves,
-high and low, I never know when.
-In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined in the rain.
-In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined in the rain.""
-In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined, they get ruined, in the rain.
Further emphasizes the repeated theme of ruining best shoes in the rain, suggesting ongoing challenges and struggles.
In the morning in my bedroom, I put on my best shoes and they get ruined in the rain.
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