Trouble
Southern Echoes of Struggle: Indigo Girls' 'Trouble' Unveiled
Lyrics
Trouble came around here
Trouble has arrived in this place
Here in the South we fix something to eat
In the Southern region, people prepare meals to address challenges
Steam risin' up off the greenery
Steam rises from the lush vegetation
And we welcome the strangers we meet
The community welcomes unfamiliar faces
Alien sick growing in these walls
An unsettling presence grows within these walls
Like moss in a crack that time made
Similar to moss in a crevice formed by time
I brush a guy in the airport whistling it's a small world after all
Encounters a person in an airport whistling a familiar tune
And the prices are higher but the kids still selling lemonade
Despite increased costs, children continue selling lemonade
Get to the point of it
Emphasizing the importance of getting to the heart of the matter
Get to the sense of it
Stressing the need to understand and make sense of the situation
I'm in a hurry to get through it
Expressing a sense of urgency to move past the challenges
A hurricane flag flappin' in a bad storm
Describing a hurricane warning in the midst of a storm
Same color of the spider underneath my nail that bit me in my dream
The color of a spider resembles the warning sign; dreams hold symbolic meaning
And who would take out the Dominican Republic
Raising questions about actions affecting the Dominican Republic
And send God's sweet children floating down a poison stream
Criticizing decisions causing harm to innocent lives
Secret society of conference rooms
Reference to hidden, influential groups in formal settings
I pledge my allegiance to the dollar
Pledging allegiance to monetary values
And when the clergy take a vote all the gays will pay again, yeah
Anticipating discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community by religious authorities
'Cause there's more than one kind of criminal white collar
Commenting on different forms of criminality, particularly in business
To get to the point of it
Reiterating the importance of reaching the essence of a matter
Get to the sense of it
Stressing the need to comprehend and make sense of situations
I'm in a hurry to get through it
Expressing a hurry to overcome challenges
One day the war will stop
Anticipating a future without wars
And we'll grow a peaceful crop
Envisioning a peaceful and prosperous future
And a girl can get a wife
Hoping for acceptance of diverse relationships, like same-sex marriage
And we can bring you back to life
Aspiring to revive lost opportunities and experiences
Sacks of flour and rice or poker chips
Comparing essential resources to elements of chance and risk
Greasy palms and systems underhanding
Criticizing corrupt practices and dishonest systems
And maybe we'll take a walk on Pluto
Fantasizing about exploring distant and unknown places like Pluto
But be no closer to the understanding
Acknowledging that understanding remains elusive despite exploration
And get to the point of it
Reiterating the importance of reaching the essence of a matter
Get to the sense of it
Stressing the need to comprehend and make sense of situations
I'm in a hurry to get through it yeah
Expressing a hurry to overcome challenges
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