Release Me
Unraveling Love's Gris Gris: Jamie Walters' 'Release Me' Revealed
Lyrics
I can still feel your teeth marks in my neck,
I still carry the physical marks of your passion on my neck.
Your footprints on my back.
Your presence is evident in the form of footprints on my back.
And the gris gris you sprinkled in my bed,
You used magic (gris gris) in our intimate space, and its effects are affecting me emotionally.
Is starting to make me crack.
The impact of the magical influence is causing me to break down emotionally.
I can still hear your twang ringin' in my ear,
I still hear your accent echoing in my ears.
Your perfume I still smell.
Your scent is still present, reminding me of you.
You brought it way down below the Mason-Dixon line,
You brought the relationship to a level of intensity, referencing the Mason-Dixon line and likening you to a southern belle like your mother.
Like your mother, you're a southern bell.
Similar to your mother, you exhibit the charm and grace associated with southern belles.
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I said Release Me.
I'm asking to be released from the emotional hold you have on me.
But please don't let me know.
I want to be released, but I don't want to be informed or reminded of it.
Release Me,
A repetition of the plea for release.
But please don't let me go.
A plea to be released, but with a desire to remain unaware of the process.
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All my blood's still boiling.
Expressing intense emotions, with the metaphor of boiling blood.
Like a snake, you come coiling,
Comparing the person to a snake, ready to strike with emotional intensity.
Ready to strike!
Describing a heightened state of emotional readiness to confront a situation.
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All my blood's still boiling.
Reiteration of intense emotions, using the metaphor of boiling blood.
Like a snake, you come coiling.
Repetition of the snake metaphor, emphasizing emotional intensity.
When the night comes down I get a big black fear,
With the night, a sense of fear and apprehension arises.
Like the clouds hanging up above.
Comparing the fear to dark clouds hanging overhead.
I don't want you to possess me but that's how it is,
Expressing a reluctance to be possessed, acknowledging the involuntary nature of being a slave to love.
I ain't nothin' but your slave of love.
Acknowledging the submissive role in the relationship, being a devoted servant of love.
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