Lyrics
It goes ashes to ashes
Life ends in death, everything returns to dust
From dawn 'til dusk
Throughout the entire day
I am drowning in rivers
I feel overwhelmed or consumed by emotions similar to rivers and vast desires
And oceans of lust
I am engulfed in overwhelming desires and passions
oh sweet lamb of god
Reference to Jesus Christ
Whose side are you on?
Questioning allegiance or support
Oh sweet mother of pearl
Expressing frustration or anger
I will kill that goddamn girl
Expressing strong negative feelings toward a particular person
And it's driving me to drink
Causing strong emotional distress
And it's causing me to think
Forcing deep contemplation or reflection
You're not alone
Assurance that someone is not alone in their experience
So where did you go
Asking where someone has disappeared to
You're breathing so and so
Observing someone's calm breathing
Where the hell have you gone
Expressing frustration or confusion about someone's absence
I've been asleep on your front lawn
Metaphorically expressing being unaware or unconscious in a situation
I pick up your phone
Attempting to make contact through a phone call
I know you hiding there at home
Belief that someone is hiding at home
And come on stop, stop your crying
Urging someone to stop crying, suggesting they have been dishonest
Cause I know that you been lying to me
Accusation of deceit towards the person
And it's driving me to drink
Causing strong emotional distress
And it's causing me to think
Forcing deep contemplation or reflection
You're not alone
Assurance that someone is not alone in their experience
I would lay you down
Expressing a desire to care for someone in a natural setting
Upon fields of green
Referencing a peaceful environment
Under the biggest sky
Under an expansive sky
You've ever seen
Emphasizing the vastness of the environment
Cariña madre de Dios (in spanish)
"Beloved mother of God" in Spanish
How the hell can you just leave us
Expressing frustration or confusion about someone leaving
Sweet mother of pearl
Expressing frustration or anger
Won't' you give me back my girl
Desperation to have someone or something back
And it's driving me to drink
Causing strong emotional distress
And it's causing me to think
Forcing deep contemplation or reflection
You're not alone
Assurance that someone is not alone in their experience
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