Separated
Navigating the Embers: Church Girls' Journey Through Separation
Lyrics
You say you don't know what to do about it anymore
The person addressed is expressing confusion or uncertainty about how to handle a situation.
As I hang up the phone and shut the door
The narrator is disconnecting or ending a conversation by hanging up the phone and leaving.
Cause it's nothing new
Indicates that the situation being discussed is not new or unfamiliar.
Clouds steer us down I-85
Reference to a journey on Interstate 85, possibly symbolic of a road trip or a metaphor for a direction in life.
And it's not meant for us to revive
They cannot revive or rekindle something along this journey.
You got nerves of chrome as we drive from home today
Describing the courage or strength needed to continue despite difficulties.
From the old tendrils that twist and bend
Refers to overcoming past difficulties that have twisted and shaped their experiences.
Out of poisoned roots and weathered threads
Metaphorically talks about overcoming negative influences and challenges from the past.
Yeah we know now it ain't nothing new
Realization that the current situation isn’t entirely unfamiliar or unexpected.
We've separated now
Indicates a separation or disconnect between the narrator and another person.
The known place has flamed out
The familiar or comfortable place has ceased to exist or has changed.
And we're learning not to yearn for it at all
They are learning not to long for or desire that previous situation anymore.
The grid went spinning out
A disruption or chaos in the established structure or order.
There's no going back now
Implying a point of no return from the disrupted situation.
We're burning out, unfurling through the fall
Feeling drained or exhausted as they navigate through difficulties.
One day
Suggesting a future time when the situation won't occupy their thoughts significantly.
We won't think about it much
Anticipating a time when they won’t dwell on the current circumstances much.
The sky will lift up and we'll be unstuck from these sickly cycles in an old patterned loop
Describing a hopeful future where they break away from repetitive, unhealthy patterns.
So we'll put up with the perfect kids
Referring to dealing with seemingly perfect but perhaps irritating individuals.
Who still talk too much and swing their heads
Describing characteristics of these seemingly perfect individuals.
Salt caught in my throat as we can both pretend
Feeling a sense of discomfort or unease.
Springtime in Carolina's fine
Highlighting a pleasant season in a particular location.
And we'll find a world to redesign
Expressing hope for a better future that they will create together.
Cause I got you and that's nothing new
Expressing contentment with having the company of a specific person.
We've separated now
Reiteration of the separation or disconnect.
The known place has flamed out
Re-emphasizing the end or change in the familiar situation.
And we're learning not to yearn for it at all
Continued resolve not to yearn for the past situation.
The grid went spinning out
Reinforcement of the disruption or chaos in the established order.
There's no going back now
Indication of reaching a point of no return from the disrupted situation.
We're burning out, unfurling through the fall
Feeling depleted or worn out while navigating through difficulties.
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