Stay
Embrace the Present: Finding Stillness in Joy Williams' 'Stay'
Lyrics
Run, it's always your instinct
Running is a natural response or inclination.
Run, it feels like the right thing to turn your back and run
Running seems like the right choice, turning away from a situation.
Where, where are you going as fast as you can run
Questioning the destination of the hurried run.
Slow down, come on, take a breath
Encouraging to slow down and take a breath.
Why don't you rest
Asking why the need to rush, suggesting a rest.
What's your hurry
Inquiring about the urgency or haste.
c'mon
Encouragement to stay or remain.
Stay
Reiteration of the plea to stay.
Just stay
Emphasizing that the present location is where one belongs.
You're where you're meant to be
Asserting that the person is not a runaway.
You're no runaway
Encouraging the person to stay and not leave.
Why don't you stay
Repeating the request for the person to stay.
So long, yesterday's gone
Acknowledging the departure of the past, letting go.
So long to all of your worries that won't add a day to life
Bidding farewell to worries that do not contribute to life.
Slow down, come on, take a breath
Reiterating the advice to slow down and rest.
Why don't you rest
Asking again why there is a rush, suggesting rest.
What's your hurry
Questioning the need for urgency or haste.
Lay your weary head down in the fields of green
Suggesting finding peace and rest in nature.
Soak your soul now in the quiet streams
Encouraging a deep connection with tranquil surroundings.
Where, where are you going as fast as you can
Repeating the earlier question about the hurried destination.
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