The Living Tree
Embrace Freedom: The Living Tree's Quest for Autonomy
Lyrics
Let me breathe
Desire for personal space and freedom, a plea to be allowed to breathe.
Cause I'm drowning in your shadow
Feeling overwhelmed and overshadowed by someone else's presence or influence.
Let me leave
A request to be allowed to leave or distance oneself from a situation or relationship.
Respect me do not follow me believe
Emphasis on the need for respect and not being pursued against one's will; a call for belief in personal autonomy.
I can make me own tomorrow
Asserting independence and the ability to shape one's own future.
Let me breathe
Reiteration of the desire for space and autonomy.
Does it make
Questioning the motivation behind someone's actions, particularly if it is about possessing or controlling the speaker.
You feel good cause you own me
Highlighting the negative impact of feeling owned or controlled by another person.
Does it take
Questioning whether the other person's satisfaction comes from manipulating the speaker.
Your puppet strings to hold me
Metaphorically referring to being controlled like a puppet with strings.
How I ache
Expressing emotional pain and discomfort due to attempts at control.
As you're trying to control me
Reiterating the desire for personal freedom and autonomy.
Let me breathe
Repetition of the plea for space and autonomy.
Let me dance 'till my shoes cry
Expressing the desire to engage in activities that bring joy, using dancing as a metaphor.
Let me laugh let me be
Requesting the freedom to express oneself and experience happiness.
Let me dance
Reiteration of the desire to dance and be free.
Let me choose my life
Asserting the right to make choices in one's own life.
Let me climb the living tree
Using the metaphor of climbing a living tree to symbolize personal growth and exploration.
Picture this
Setting the scene, asking the listener to imagine a scenario.
When you wake up in the morning
Highlighting a specific moment in the morning when a decision is made.
And I kiss
Referring to parting ways with a sense of detachment and decisiveness.
Your sorry ass goodbye
Emphasizing the lack of regret or sentiment as the speaker leaves.
What will I miss
Rhetorical question about what the speaker will miss, suggesting there's nothing of significance.
There's nothing I can think of as I leave
Reinforcing the idea that leaving is a choice made without a heavy emotional burden.
Let me dance 'till my shoes cry
Repetition of the desire for joyful expression through dancing.
Let me laugh let me be
Reiterating the plea for the freedom to laugh and be oneself.
Let me dance let me choose my life
Repetition of the desire for choice and autonomy in life.
Let me climb the living tree
Reiteration of the metaphor of climbing the living tree, symbolizing personal growth and exploration.
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