Rock It
Love's Burden: A Departing Rock's Journey
Lyrics
When you wake up in the mornin' and you wonder
Reflecting on waking up alone and wondering why there's no one beside the person.
Why no one's beside you where I usually lay
Expressing the absence of the narrator in the usual spot beside the person upon waking up.
And you think you hear the sound of distant thunder
Suggesting a sense of impending trouble or emotional storm with the mention of distant thunder.
Well, that's just your old rock (just your old rock) a-rolling away.
Explaining that the perceived trouble is just the narrator, symbolized as an old rock, rolling away.
I was a rock standing strong for you
Describing the narrator as a stable and reliable presence (rock) for the person.
For there was nothing that I wouldn't do
Expressing the narrator's willingness to do anything for the person.
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Emphasizing the readiness to bear any cost for the relationship.
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Revealing the person's perception that the narrator is holding them down.
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Comparing the narrator to an old rock that the person feels burdened by.
Yes, I'm your old rock (just your old rock) but now I'm rolling away.
Acknowledging the role as the person's old rock but stating the intention to move away.
I'm rolling away on a downhill grade
Indicating a departure on a downhill path, symbolizing a decline in the relationship.
But I'm gonna come to rest at a mountain of love someday
Expressing the hope to find love and stability again despite the current downhill situation.
'Cause I finally understand if you're resting on shifting sand
Realizing the importance of a solid foundation (mountain of love) and the instability of shifting sands.
Well, even a rock (even a rock) will go a-rolling away.
Stating that even a stable force like a rock will move if the foundation is uncertain.
I was a rock standing strong for you
Reiterating the narrator's past role as a reliable presence for the person.
No, there was nothing that I wouldn't do
Emphasizing the narrator's commitment to doing anything for the person.
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Reiterating the readiness to bear any cost for the relationship.
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Highlighting the person's perception that the narrator is holding them down.
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Comparing the narrator to an old rock that the person feels burdened by.
Yes, I was your old rock (just your old rock) but I'm a-rolling away.
Confirming the past role as the person's old rock but expressing the decision to move away.
Honey, I was your rock (just your old rock) now I'm rolling away.
Affirming the narrator's past role as the person's rock but stating the current departure.
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