No Woman
Embracing Freedom: Life's Fragility and Moving On
Lyrics
Everything's so fragile; curse my careless grip
Expressing vulnerability and a fear of losing control over fragile things
All that I could hold would only slip
Feeling incapable of maintaining a grasp on what's valuable
And everything seems broken; blame my shaky hands
Attributing brokenness to personal instability
Life just makes me nervous; searching for the good things
Life induces anxiety, seeking stability in positive aspects
Things that won't just crumble into sand
Desiring lasting and stable things amid life's uncertainties
I guess I'll slip away til I'm gone
Choosing to fade away until disappearance due to perceived lack of freedom
For no woman is free unless she moves along
Stating that true freedom for a woman comes from moving forward
Yesterday you folded; up and quit your job
Reflecting on someone's past actions of quitting a job
Threatened that you'd kill your boss's momma
Expressing extreme frustration or anger towards authority
But I bet his momma loves him, that she wouldn't mind
Considering the empathy of a mother despite the threat
Taking all your bullets; anything to save him
Willingness to sacrifice for another person's sake
She would gladly give you all her life
Highlighting the selflessness of a mother's love
So she'll just slip away til she's gone
Choosing to fade away due to feeling trapped by love's constraints
For no woman is free; she's imprisoned by love
Suggesting that love can confine rather than liberate a woman
Sister's in the doorway; brother broke her heart
Referencing a sibling's heartbreak caused by another
Wishes she had known it from the start
Regret for not foreseeing the pain beforehand
Wishes she could go back; back to Galilee
Longing for a chance to revisit a past situation
For there she'd learn the promise; that no one comes home spotless
Implying the inevitability of imperfection and the need to accept it
And we must wager on that guarantee
Emphasizing the necessity of taking chances despite risks
So she'll just slip away til she's gone
Choosing to fade away due to feeling imprisoned by circumstances
For no woman is free unless she moves along
Reiterating the theme of freedom through forward movement
I met with the Big Man under last night's moon
Describing a meeting with a significant figure, perhaps a spiritual one
I told him that I'd like to come home sooner
Expressing a desire to return to a more familiar or comfortable place
He took me by still waters; kissed my shaky hands
Receiving reassurance and comfort for personal insecurities
Told me that he'd lead me; that I should rest easy
Being guided and advised to find peace despite the brokenness
For everything is broken as it stands
Acknowledging the inherent brokenness in everything
So I'll just stick around til I'm gone
Opting to remain until departure due to the necessity to persevere
For no woman is free unless she carries on
Reiterating the idea that freedom for a woman comes from persistence
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