What Do You Mean
Navigating Life's Labyrinth: What Do You Mean by Libby Rodenbough
Lyrics
Never had silk, never had wings
Expressing a lack of luxury and freedom in life.
Never could stay if the living was free
Unable to remain in a situation where one doesn't have freedom or financial independence.
Call me a ride, pour me drink
Requesting assistance and seeking solace through a ride and a drink.
What do you mean?
Pose a question, possibly about a situation or decision.
Said I would work, said I would pull
Committing to work and make an effort.
Said I would pick til the barrel was full
Committing to hard work until a task is complete.
But it wasn't much fun, so what if I'm lean
Reflecting on the lack of enjoyment in the promised work and addressing physical leanness.
I tried to stay clean
Expressing an attempt to maintain purity or sobriety.
Some people don't mind
Observing that some people are indifferent or unaffected by certain things.
Well that's a good way to be
Acknowledging that being indifferent might be a positive way to approach life.
Everyone laughed, they were on fire
Describing a situation where people are laughing and in high spirits.
Would you believe it began in the dryer
Revealing an unexpected and perhaps humorous origin of a situation, starting in a dryer.
Now it's too small and I know that you've seen
Noticing that a situation has become too small and that others are aware of it.
Don't be mean to me
Requesting not to be unkind or harsh in response to the situation.
Never had silk, never had wings
Reiterating the lack of luxury and specific experiences in life.
Or the wonderful ways of wordless things
Highlighting the absence of eloquent and non-verbal expressions.
Call me a ride, pour me a drink
Seeking assistance and solace through transportation and a drink once again.
What do you mean?
Repeating the earlier question, asking for clarification or understanding.
Some people don't mind
Observing that some people are indifferent or unaffected by certain things (repeated from line 11).
I'm afraid that I do
Expressing personal concern or discomfort with being indifferent, in contrast to those mentioned earlier.
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