fine now
Rescue Me from the Shadows: Emmy Woods' Reflections on Redemption
Lyrics
You say you're doing fine now
You claim to be in a good state now
You're all love and light now
You radiate positivity and love at present
You'll be sober
Expressing the intention to stay sober
Two years October
Two years into sobriety, specifically since October
You got a brand new girlfriend
You have a new romantic partner
Say you treat her so well
Stating that you treat your new partner well
Cuz she makes it easy
Attributing ease in the relationship to the new partner
And I was never easy
Reflecting on the difficulty of being with the speaker
So come back and rescue me
Requesting the other person to return and save the speaker
Before morning
Request to return before morning
From all the dark things
Referring to dark aspects or memories left by the person
You left buried in me
These dark aspects are buried within the speaker
Cuz they're rising up now
Indicating that these issues are resurfacing without warning
With no warning
With no advance notice
Took hold of my limbs
Describing the impact on the speaker's limbs or actions
Yeah they've got me doing things
Being compelled to do things against one's will
That I don't wanna
Expressing reluctance or unwillingness
You've got a whole new life now
Acknowledging the person's new, improved life
Say you're doing so well
Reiterating the person's claim of doing well
Now that you made your peace with God
Linking the positive change to making peace with God
I ain't one to spite, nah
Asserting that the speaker does not hold grudges
Rather forgive
Preferentially choosing forgiveness
But it sure would help if you would ask
Suggesting it would be helpful if the person asked for forgiveness
So come back and rescue me
Reiterating the plea for rescue before morning
Before morning
Emphasizing the urgency of rescue from dark memories
From all the dark things
Repeating the presence of buried dark memories
You left buried in me
Highlighting the emergence of these memories
Cuz they're rising up now
Reiterating the sudden reappearance without warning
With no warning
Re-emphasizing the lack of warning or preparation
Took hold of my limbs
Describing the physical and emotional impact on the speaker
Yeah they've got me doing things
Being compelled to do undesirable things
That I don't wanna
Expressing the unwillingness to engage in those actions
You say you're doin' fine now
Repeating the claim of being fine now
Mmm
Mmm (an expression without clear semantic meaning)
You got a whole new life now
Reiterating the person's new life situation
Mmm
Mmm (an expression without clear semantic meaning)
Yeah, you're all love and light now
Reiterating the person's current positive state
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Mmm (an expression without clear semantic meaning)
So come back and rescue me
Renewing the plea for rescue before morning
Before morning
Repeating the urgency of being rescued
From all the dark things
Referring again to the dark memories left by the person
You left buried in me
Reiterating the emergence of these memories without warning
Cuz they're rising up now
Emphasizing the rising of buried memories
With no warning
Reiterating the lack of warning regarding the resurfacing memories
Took hold of my limbs
Describing the physical and emotional impact on the speaker
Yeah they've got me doing things
Being compelled to do undesirable things
That I don't wanna
Expressing the unwillingness to engage in those actions
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