Fast as You Can
Journey to Manhood: Embracing Love, Loss, and the Power of Change
Lyrics
Oh be a man, as fast as you can,
Encouragement to embrace manhood quickly.
Oh be a man, as fast as you can
Reiteration of the urgency to become a man.
Growing up wild, out in the fields
Reflecting on a wild upbringing in open spaces.
In awe of the stars, and the power they wield
Admiration for the stars and their influence.
Oh you loved them anyway
Expressing love despite potential lack of reciprocation.
Don't think they noticed you
Sense of being unnoticed or unacknowledged.
See how the stars change, from summer to fall
Observing the changing seasons through the stars.
The sole indication, that we're moving at all
Stars as a metaphor for the passage of time.
Carry the world, with the hands of a child
Symbolic burden of responsibility carried like a child.
You can't be a boy, she wants you to be wild
Pressure to be wild and not conform to societal norms.
She was the sun, sun, sun
Describing a significant woman as the sun.
And you were the moon
Metaphorically depicting the man as the moon.
And the light of the sun
The impact of the woman's presence.
Fills up the room
Highlighting the woman's influence filling the space.
Oh you loved her anyway
Continued love despite challenges.
And she tried to love you
Recognition of the woman's effort to reciprocate love.
When she was asleep, you'd watch her face
Watching over the woman while she sleeps.
Taken in sleep to a more peaceful place
Transporting the woman to a serene dreamland.
You'd stand by the door, cause you were her guard
Assuming a protective role for the woman.
And you'd love her in silence, and it wasn't that hard.
Expressing love silently and effortlessly.
Cause she was the sun, sun, sun
Reiterating the woman's significance as the sun.
And you were the moon
Emphasizing the man's role as the moon.
And the light of the sun
Describing the overwhelming brightness of the woman.
Eclipses the moon
Highlighting the woman's influence overshadowing the man.
Oh you loved her anyway
Continued love in spite of challenges.
And she tried to love you
Acknowledgment of the woman's attempt to reciprocate love.
She never asked you, what you're dreaming of
Not questioning the man's dreams, unlike others.
She told you 'bout Texas, and liquor and love
Sharing experiences and advice on life, Texas, and love.
She was hard-edged and broken, she blamed a man
Describing the woman as tough and damaged by a man.
But she told you to be one, as fast as you can
Urging the man to become tough quickly.
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