Steady Now
Finding Solid Ground: Unveiling the Emotion in Maggie Rogers' 'Steady Now'
Lyrics
Steady now
Feeling stable and composed at this moment
Keep your coat near
Keep your coat nearby, possibly for warmth or comfort
We don't belong here anymore
Suggesting a sense of displacement or not fitting in the current environment
Board it up
Cover up or close off something vulnerable
Window's too cold
Indicates discomfort due to a cold window
Shivering hole in the wall
Describing a place that feels exposed or vulnerable
And I was shaken for so long
Past feelings of being unsettled or disturbed
I was shaken
Continuation of the feeling of being shaken
But I'm steady now
Presently feeling stable and composed
Steady now
Reiteration of feeling steady in the current moment
Take it off
Metaphorically suggesting vulnerability or fragility
Paper thin tears
Emotionally fragile or delicate, like tears on paper
Break it off
Separation or detachment from something
We don't belong here anymore
Continued sense of not fitting in the current situation
Anymore
Reiteration of not belonging anymore
Anymore
Repetition emphasizing the feeling of not fitting in
'Ore
Possibly a shortened form of "anymore," reinforcing the idea
And I was shaken for so long
Past experience of being disturbed or shaken
I was shaken
Continued feeling of being shaken
But I'm steady now
Presently feeling stable and composed despite past disturbances
Oh, and I was shaken for so long
Reiteration of past feelings of being shaken
And I was shaken
Continuation of the feeling of being shaken
But I'm steady now
Despite past disturbances, feeling stable in the present
Steady now
Emphasizing the current feeling of stability
Steady now
Repetition to reinforce the feeling of being steady in the current moment
Steady now
-Steady now
-Steady now
-Now
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