There's a Blue Light
Rebirth in Blue Waters: Embracing Redemption and Liberation
Lyrics
Throw me into the water I'm not afraid to begin again
Expressing a willingness to embrace new beginnings without fear.
To wash away the red red clay
Symbolizing a desire to cleanse oneself, washing away difficulties (red clay).
Covering my body from the deep deep grave
Describing a state of being covered by challenges or problems, akin to a grave.
I've been digging through a dark dark hour
Conveying a period of intense and difficult searching or introspection.
A low low ditch to build the highest tower
Metaphorically building resilience and strength from challenging experiences.
There's a blue light upon the ocean floor
Highlighting a mystical or transformative "blue light" at the ocean floor.
So I've been diving down to be made pure
Expressing a metaphorical dive into challenges for purification and renewal.
To be reborn
Desiring a rebirth or renewal through facing challenges head-on.
Take me down to the Devil I'm not afraid of a little sin
Conveying a fearlessness in confronting temptation or challenging experiences.
To burn away these dead dead days
Using fire as a metaphor to purify and eliminate past struggles or hardships.
And poison my sorrow 'til it slips away
Introducing the idea of poisoning sorrow, suggesting a desire to overcome pain.
Out of my heart and out of my hands
Describing the release of negative emotions from the heart and hands.
Through my fingers and onto the land
Imagery of letting go, allowing difficulties to slip away and dissipate.
The high tide comes to carry out to sea
Metaphorically connecting the high tide to cleansing and carrying away negativity.
The hell we raise so we can be cured
Suggesting that facing challenges ("hell") leads to healing and freedom.
We can be free
Reiterating the theme of liberation and transformation through challenges.
Send me down to the bottom of the good earth where I can see
Expressing a desire to confront fundamental aspects of life for clarity.
Where I can hear the river run clear
Seeking a clear perspective by hearing and witnessing the flow of life.
Cool cool water down to drown my fear
Using cool water as a symbol to overcome fear and anxieties.
Come to see the shore everyone's waiting
Referring to a collective anticipation of transformation and renewal.
To be made pure to be redone
Expressing the desire to be made pure and renewed through the shore experience.
Come to the shore and jump right in
Encouraging immediate immersion into transformative experiences.
To the blue water where we can sleep
Symbolizing a peaceful state where renewal and rest can take place.
And soon begin again
Indicating a cyclical nature of renewal and beginning again.
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