Carry Me
Journey Through Love's Desert: Carry Me by Jesse Ray Smith
Lyrics
Caught my eye
Expressing attraction or captivation.
When the blinding sun of love had rendered me blind
Love blinded the speaker, making them unable to see clearly.
Lips are cracked and swollen
Physical effects of love, possibly referencing intense emotions.
Fallen like a soldier in the western Texas wasteland of my mind
Metaphorical downfall in the vast mental landscape of the speaker.
In the footsteps of our fathers
Following the path of ancestors, facing challenges.
Who set forth to drink the water to return with only dust upon their tongues
Ancestors' pursuit resulted in disappointment and hardship.
I, in my own skin, had the will to venture out again
The speaker, determined, ventures out again in their own life.
To return to the one true love who quenched my thirst
Returning to a true love that satisfies their needs.
Digging in to cross the border on the run from a woman
Attempting to escape from a woman, possibly a problematic relationship.
Who'd always done the best for me
Reflecting on a woman who always did her best for the speaker.
Maybe finding out the hard way
Possibly learning the hard way about life's challenges.
The long and lonely road way
Facing a difficult and solitary journey.
When love was rolling like a mighty train
A metaphor for the powerful and unstoppable force of love.
I'd hear it sing to the desert wind, to carry me
Hearing the love's call to overcome challenges.
Carry me away
Expressing a desire to be carried away by love.
Cocaine eyes, a sea of darkened waters, wild and uncharted
Describing eyes as intense and mysterious, hinting at complexity.
Oh but this man will never know what's beneath those waves
The speaker acknowledges the impossibility of fully understanding someone.
Ropes are frayed and broken
Symbolic representation of challenges faced in love.
Cast my line into the open sea as the sun of love is beating on my face
Fishing metaphor related to seeking love under the sun's influence.
Wide-eyed in the world like a child on a tilt-a-whirl, trying not to scream
Feeling vulnerable and inexperienced in the world.
Maybe finding out the hard way, the long and lonely road way
Repeating the theme of learning from the hardships of life.
When love was rolling like a mighty ship, I'd bear it's bow against the wind, to carry me
Comparing love to a mighty ship navigating challenges.
Carry me away
Expressing the desire to be carried away by love.
When love was rolling like a mighty train
Reiterating the metaphor of love as a powerful and unstoppable force.
I'd hear it sing to the desert wind, to carry me
Hearing love's call in the midst of challenges.
Carry me away
Expressing the continued desire to be carried away by love.
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