Overtable
Breaking Free: Unveiling the Resilience in 'Overtable'
Lyrics
Won't you let it go
Expressing a desire for someone to release a burden or issue.
It's taken its toll
Acknowledging the toll or negative impact of the situation.
Yeah, you beat it down, You choked it out
Describing how the issue was aggressively handled, beaten down, and overcome.
Chewed it up and spit it out
Emphasizing the destructive nature of the handling, chewing up, and spitting out of the problem.
I can't take no more
Expressing a limit to the ability to endure the situation.
CHORUS:
Introducing the chorus, highlighting limitations in giving and taking.
Only so much I can give
Stating the speaker's capacity to give is restricted.
Only so much you can take
Highlighting the limitations on what the other person can endure.
Won't you please just let me live
Pleading for freedom to live without additional burdens.
Only so much you can break
Emphasizing the limit to what the other person can break or tolerate.
When you see me flyin' now
Describing the speaker's state of flying or achieving success.
Baby, please don't bring me down
Requesting not to bring down the speaker despite their success.
Overtable look
Referring to a specific "overtable look" that had a significant impact.
That was all it took
Stating that the look was all it took to have a profound effect.
It was one for the book
Acknowledging the significance of the moment, describing it as one for the book.
That overtable look
Reiterating the impact of the "overtable look."
Yeah, you picked it up from the ground
Describing the act of picking something up from the ground.
Found the faintest hint of sound
Finding a faint hint of sound, possibly indicating a subtle clue or revelation.
I might still be here
Expressing uncertainty about the speaker's continued presence.
REPEAT CHORUS
Repeating the chorus, reinforcing the themes of limits and the desire for freedom.
You've got reasons to cry, baby so do I
Acknowledging shared reasons for sadness or distress.
Even though i know they will dry
Expressing optimism that the tears will eventually dry.
You know i care, but to be fair
Acknowledging care but pointing out the situation's lack of progress.
This ain't going anywhere
Indicating a sense that the relationship or situation is not moving forward.
Until you let it go
Reiterating the need for letting go to facilitate progress or resolution.
REPEAT CHORUS
Repeating the chorus to reinforce the message.
When you see me flyin' now
Returning to the image of the speaker flying and requesting not to be brought down.
Baby, please don't bring me down
Reiterating the plea not to hinder the speaker despite their success.
Down
Concluding with a plea not to bring the speaker down.
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