Jealousy
Navigating Life's Harmonies: Lori McKenna's Reflection on Love, Jealousy, and Redemption
Lyrics
I know jealousy is a terrible roommate
Jealousy is a negative emotion that occupies a significant space in one's life, much like an unwanted roommate.
I know judgment's a hard friend
Judgment is a challenging and persistent companion or aspect of oneself.
I have seen the look of anger
The experience of witnessing and recognizing anger in various situations.
Again and again and again
Repeated occurrences of observing anger.
I want to be warm and happy
The desire to feel content and joyful.
Don't want to find myself cold
Avoiding the feeling of emotional detachment or isolation.
I want to feel so young and pretty
Desire to feel youthful and attractive.
But I feel so old
Feeling aged or burdened despite the desire to feel young.
Preacher says to love thy neighbor
Relaying advice from a preacher to love and respect those around us.
Listen to the sound of the prophecy
Encouragement to heed a divine prediction or guidance.
Should others reap the fruit of your favor
Indication that sharing one's successes won't lead to feeling envious of others.
You won't find yourself tormented by jealousy
If one shares their blessings with others, they won't be haunted by jealousy.
Well I love my sister
Expressing love for siblings.
I love my brothers too
Emphasizing love for family members.
Don't want to feel myself
Avoiding developing bitterness or ill feelings towards someone.
Holding resentment towards you
Desire to avoid harboring resentment towards another person.
Preacher says to love thy neighbor
Reiteration of the preacher's advice to love one's neighbor.
Listen to the sound of the prophecy
Encouragement to heed a divine prediction or guidance again.
Should others reap the fruit of your labor
Sharing the rewards of one's efforts won't lead to jealousy.
You won't find yourself tormented by jealousy
Emphasizing that sharing one's labor's fruits prevents jealousy.
Sweet jealousy
Jealousy is depicted as "sweet," ironically contrasting its negative impact.
Loneliness is a horrible lover
Loneliness is portrayed as an undesirable partner in life.
And hatred can't fill your soul
Hatred cannot fulfill one's soul, indicating its emptiness as an emotion.
But it creates for you this illusion
Creating a false sense of completeness despite being driven by hatred.
That you are whole
Believing that one is whole due to hatred, even though it's untrue.
And greed is a good ambition
Suggesting that greed may seem like a worthwhile pursuit.
But passion will treat you right
Contrasting the effects of passion, which is depicted as treating one well.
I want to live my life by love and appetite
Desire to live life driven by love and desire.
Preacher says to love thy neighbor
Reiteration of the preacher's advice on loving neighbors.
Listen to the sound of the prophecy
Listening to the divine prediction or guidance repeated.
Should others reap the fruit of your favor
Sharing the benefits of one's efforts will prevent jealousy.
You won't find yourself... tormented by jealousy
Reaffirmation that sharing one's success prevents jealousy.
Jealousy is a terrible roommate
Reiteration that jealousy is an undesirable presence in life.
Judgment is a hard hard hard hard hard friend
Emphasizing that judgment can be an extremely difficult companion.
It's a hard friend
Restating the challenging nature of judgment as a friend.
It's a hard friend
Repetition of the idea that judgment is a challenging and difficult friend.
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