Movin'
Navigating Love's Departure: Gregory Porter's 'Movin'
Lyrics
I feel just like a kite
I feel disconnected and free, like a kite without a string.
But one without a string
Emphasizes the lack of attachment or direction.
One that is floating around
Metaphorically floating without a clear purpose or path.
I don't know what tomorrow with bring
Uncertainty about the future, not knowing what tomorrow holds.
I feel just like a bird
Feeling like a bird without a home, suggesting a sense of displacement.
But one without a home
Highlighting the lack of a stable and secure place.
One that is floating
Reiterating the theme of drifting without a fixed destination.
Full of endless oceans empty horizons no rest in sight
Describing a vast, empty, and restless emotional state.
What does it mean when you say you want to be free
Raising a question about the meaning of freedom.
Free to sing, free to dance, free to let someone take a glance,
Listing various aspects of freedom like singing and dancing, seeking self-expression.
in a world that's free of me
Describing a desire for a world free from the singer.
Then you say, then you say, you're moving on
Indicating a decision to move on from the current situation.
Then you say, I've got other plans (Oh girl no)
Expressing alternative plans, suggesting a shift in focus.
You movin' in the wrong direction, moving in the wrong direction (yeah)
Stating a realization that the movement is in the wrong, unfavorable direction.
Movin' in the wrong direction, so far away from me
Repeating the idea of moving away from the speaker.
You're moving in the wrong direct, moving in the wrong direction(yeah)
Emphasizing the negative direction of the movement.
Moving in the wrong direction, so far away from me
Reiterating the theme of moving away in the wrong direction.
Then you say, you're moving on
Confirming the decision to move on from the current relationship.
Then you say, you've got other plans (oh girl)
Further emphasizing alternative plans and moving forward.
You're moving in the wrong direction, movin in the wrong direction
Repeating the idea of moving in an unfavorable direction.
Lady you're moving in the wrong direction, so far away from me
Highlighting the distance and emotional separation.
I wish my momma was here a strong, strong steady rose
Expressing a wish for the guidance and strength of the speaker's mother.
She would know what do, what to say, how to pray
Acknowledging the mother's ability to provide support and advice.
To make things better
Expressing a desire for improvement and resolution.
What does it mean, when you say you want to be free
Repeating the question about the meaning of freedom.
Free sing, free to dance, free to let someone take a glance
Reiterating the desire for various forms of personal freedom.
In a world that's free of me
Echoing the idea of a world without the speaker.
You're movin' in the wrong direction, moving in the wrong direction
Reaffirming the notion of moving in an undesirable direction.
And you're moving in the wrong direction so far away from me
Continuing to emphasize the increasing distance from the speaker.
Girl you're movin',well you're movin',well your movin', well you're moving away
Repeating the theme of the person moving away from the speaker.
So far away, so far away from me (Oh)
Stressing the emotional distance and separation.
Well your moving
Repeated emphasis on the person's movement away, intensifying the emotional impact.
Well your moving
-Well your moving
-Well your moving
-Well your moving
-Well your moving
-Well your moving
-Well your moving ooh
-Far away from me
Summarizing the profound emotional distance and separation.
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