Letting People Down
Navigating Life's Highways: Lori McKenna's Struggle with Expectations
Lyrics
Staring at trophies in milk crates
Reflecting on achievements symbolized by trophies stored in milk crates.
On the floor of a northeastern garage
In a garage in the northeastern region.
Wondering how it's all such a blessing
Contemplating the paradox of life being both a blessing and challenging.
And why it's all so damn hard
Questioning the difficulty of life's challenges.
It's the Massachusetts Turnpike
Referencing the Massachusetts Turnpike, a location or journey in the narrator's life.
And when I get home, I'll creep down the hall
Returning home, facing the challenges presented in life.
Snow in the headlights, they call it a dream
Metaphorically describing challenges as "snow in the headlights" and dreams as elusive.
But the world's flat and I'm falling off
Expressing a sense of insecurity and feeling like the world is falling apart.
Hold your arms out, jump, hell, at least you tried
Encouraging taking risks despite the fear of failure.
I fall short, I always fall behind
Admitting to consistently falling short and lagging behind.
I hate letting people down
Expressing discomfort and dislike for disappointing others.
I hate letting people down
Reiterating the aversion to letting people down.
I hate letting people down and I do it all the time
Acknowledging the frequency of disappointing others.
I never wanted to hurt you
Expressing regret for causing pain without intending to.
But I'm elbows deep in that dirt
Engaged deeply in challenging or messy situations.
I still count every unplanted seed
Regretting missed opportunities or unfulfilled potential.
I write down every unspoken word
Documenting unsaid things and unexpressed emotions.
Hold your arms out, God help the justified
Seeking empathy from a higher power for those justified in their struggles.
I fall short, I always fall behind
Acknowledging personal shortcomings and consistent lagging.
I hate letting people down
Expressing discomfort with the act of letting people down.
I hate letting people down
Reiterating the aversion to letting people down.
I hate letting people down and I do it all the time
Acknowledging the frequency of disappointing others.
You get up for work every day
Recognizing the daily struggle of getting up for work.
You drag yourself right out of bed
Highlighting the effort to overcome challenges each day.
The arms of those angels
Symbolizing the protective presence of angels around abandoned dreams.
Are wrapped around the dreams you left
Emphasizing the commitment to dreams left behind.
I look the other way pretending not to notice
Avoiding acknowledging or dealing with the consequences.
I don't know how it died
Uncertain about the cause of a certain failure.
But I know where the ghost is
Aware of the lingering impact or memory of a failure.
I hate letting people down
Expressing discomfort with the act of letting people down.
I hate letting people down
Reiterating the aversion to letting people down.
I hate letting people down but I do it all the time
Expressing discomfort with the act of letting people down.
I'm sorry, I hate letting people down
Offering an apology for the act of letting people down.
I'm sorry, I hate letting people down and I do it all the time
Repeating the apology and acknowledgment of frequent disappointments.
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