Work in Progress
Navigating Life's Maze: A Work in Progress with Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners
Lyrics
I'm learning to see with my eyes open
I am learning to perceive things with a clear and open mind.
I'm learning to hear with my mouth shut
I am learning to listen attentively without expressing my thoughts.
With my mouth shut
Reiteration of the previous line, emphasizing keeping one's mouth shut.
Oh baby, you and me we're a work in progress, oh yes
The speaker acknowledges that both they and their partner are a work in progress.
So can you work on your worst to get to your best?
Asking if the partner can work on improving themselves from their worst to their best.
Get up, go face-to-face with yourself
Encouragement to confront oneself directly and honestly.
Hold on, you're fine, the hard times are part of the process
Assurance that challenges are part of the journey, and one should persevere.
Of working the progress
Emphasizing the ongoing nature of the process of personal development.
The fear is gonna get you, when you least expect to
Anticipating that fear will arise unexpectedly during the self-improvement journey.
Fall back in those decadent ways
Warning against falling back into old, indulgent habits during difficult times.
Out on the straight and narrow, here comes a poison arrow
Describing a challenging situation with the metaphor of a poison arrow on the straight and narrow path.
And I said I wasn't drinking today
Expressing a commitment to abstain from drinking for the day.
Now I got whisky in my Ovaltine
Ironically admitting to drinking by mentioning whisky in a non-alcoholic drink (Ovaltine).
Coffee with a shot of Puccine
Mentioning a mixture of coffee with a shot of Puccine, possibly another alcoholic beverage.
It's breakfast in a glass, they say I got no class
Describing the unconventional breakfast as a metaphor for the speaker's unconventional lifestyle.
But it's working if you know what I mean
Asserting that the unconventional habits are effective in some way.
(chorus)
Repetition of the idea that both the speaker and their partner are a work in progress, possibly indicating a chorus.
Crawling from the wreck of another early death
Describing a difficult situation or failure as a "wreck of another early death."
I was thinking there is no other kind
Reflecting on the challenging nature of life, suggesting that all deaths are premature in a way.
But we were getting nowhere, pretending we could get there
Expressing the futility of pretending to progress without genuine change in mindset.
With just a little change of the mind
Highlighting the importance of a genuine change in mindset to achieve progress.
Now I'm leaning on the bottle again
Returning to the habit of leaning on alcohol (the bottle) for support or escape.
Mixing up my whisky and gin
Indicating a mix of whisky and gin, possibly as a coping mechanism for pain.
I'm barely getting over the pain of being sober
Expressing the struggle of overcoming the pain of sobriety.
It's time to get another one in
Deciding to resume drinking as a means of coping with difficulties.
(chorus)
Repetition of the chorus, underscoring the ongoing nature of personal development.
Spirit sorely lacking, I fall back on the wagon
Describing a lack of motivation or enthusiasm (spirit) and returning to old habits.
Back to waiting tables at nine
Returning to a mundane job (waiting tables) after a setback.
The boss'll be in later, I found a shot of Jager
Finding solace in alcohol (Jager) and wine to cope with challenges.
And another half-bottle of wine
Continuing the cycle of seeking comfort in alcohol.
Now there's whisky in my Ovaltine
Reiteration of mixing whisky into a non-alcoholic drink (Ovaltine).
Coffee with a shot of Puccine
Repeating the mixture of coffee with a shot of Puccine, emphasizing the unconventional lifestyle.
Breakfast in a glass, they say I got no class
Reiteration of the unconventional breakfast and the judgment of having no class.
But it's working if you know what I mean
Reasserting the effectiveness of the unconventional habits in some way.
(chorus)
Final repetition of the chorus, reinforcing the ongoing nature of the personal development journey.
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