Rush Around
Life's Southern Rush: Edie Brickell's Reflection on the Hurried Pace
Lyrics
Must have heard the same song twenty times.
Repeatedly heard the same song twenty times.
Mama sang and put the make up on her eyes.
The singer's mother sang while applying makeup to her eyes, getting ready to go somewhere.
We were getting ready to go.
Preparing to leave for an activity or destination.
School and the work whistle blow.
Reference to the start of the school day or work with the sound of a whistle.
Everybody had to rush, rush, rush around.
Everyone was hurriedly moving and being busy.
Rush, rush, rush around.
Reiterating the rush and busyness of everyone around.
I remember thinking this just can't be right.
The singer questions the hurried nature of the situation, feeling it's not right.
Got to be a better way to live you life.
Expresses a desire for a better way of living life, one that isn't so rushed.
Slow like a soft Southern breeze.
Describes a slower, more relaxed pace like a gentle Southern breeze.
Nobody take time to breathe.
Observation that nobody takes the time to relax and breathe.
Everybody had to rush, rush, rush around.
Repetition of the idea that everyone is caught up in rushing around.
Rush, rush, rush around.
Reiteration of the rush and hustle happening around.
Ooo what you do, I dreamt of you yesterday.
The singer dreamed of the person addressed in this line on the previous day.
Ooo what you do, you come to me then fade away.
Expresses a fleeting connection with someone who appears but then fades away.
Sometimes a memory is hard to bear.
Reflects on the difficulty of dealing with certain memories.
Don't know how a thing so old could still be there.
Expresses surprise that an old memory still affects the singer.
When I fell the rain in my soul.
Metaphorically feeling emotional pain or distress.
I give it up and I go.
Deciding to surrender or let go when feeling emotionally overwhelmed.
Everybody had to rush, rush, rush around.
Reiterates the idea that everyone is constantly rushing.
Rush, rush, rush around
Reiteration of the rush and busyness that surrounds everyone.
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