Other Side
Journey Beyond Fear: Lisa Ramey's 'Other Side' Revelations
Lyrics
Travel right beside you on this road
Expressing companionship and solidarity on a journey.
Glad to make a friend, carry my load
Happy to form connections and share burdens.
If I'd known better, I'd never left home
Regret about leaving home, acknowledging a lack of foresight.
I'm a big girl, I can walk on my own
Asserting independence and self-reliance.
Another morning starts, I'm on the floor
Starting a new day in a difficult situation.
It's getting harder to ignore
Increasing difficulty in avoiding a certain reality.
I know I see it, I hear you, I see the door
Awareness of surroundings and the presence of an exit.
What's on the other side scares me more
Fearful anticipation of what lies beyond the known.
Start to disappear, close my eyes
Gradual disappearance or detachment, finding freedom.
I'm free
A sense of freedom achieved.
I keep still, while fire burns through me
Choosing stillness amid inner turmoil.
Another morning starts, I'm on the floor
Repeating the cycle of facing a challenging morning.
(When morning comes)
Highlighting the arrival of a new day.
It's getting harder to ignore
Intensifying difficulty in ignoring difficulties.
(I feel the sun)
A reference to feeling the warmth of the sun.
I know I see it, I hear you, I see the door
Acknowledging the awareness of an exit, but hesitating.
(I ignore my fears, seep in, I'm here again)
Choosing to ignore fears and getting trapped again.
What's on the other side scares me more
Reiterating fear of the unknown on the other side.
Another morning starts, I'm on the floor
Repeating the pattern of starting a difficult morning.
(When morning comes)
Emphasizing the recurrence of new beginnings.
It's getting harder to ignore
Increasing difficulty in avoiding reality.
(I feel the sun)
Referencing the warmth of the sun again.
I know I see it, I hear you, I see the door
Acknowledging the presence of an exit but hesitating to use it.
(I ignore my fears, seep in, I'm here again)
Choosing to ignore fears, resulting in repeated entrapment.
What's on the other side scares me more
Reiterating the fear of the unknown on the other side.
I can't take this, my mind is freakin' out
Expressing mental distress and desperation.
Poppin' pills, wash 'em down 'til they run out
Dependence on substances as a coping mechanism.
Lift my eyes up, hoping you'll give a fuck
Seeking attention and empathy from others.
But, it's just me in this room
Realizing isolation despite the hope for support.
I'm a big girl, I can walk on my own
Reasserting independence despite challenges.
Another morning starts, I'm on the floor
Repeating the struggle of facing a challenging morning.
It's getting harder to ignore
Continued difficulty in ignoring challenges.
I know I see it, I hear you, I see the door
Awareness of an exit but struggling with the decision.
What's on the other side scares me more
Reiterating the fear of the unknown on the other side.
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