Carry Me
Journey Through Waves: Patty Griffin's Enigmatic Melody
Lyrics
Maybe they come by land
Speculation about different ways of arrival
Maybe they come by sea
Considering arrival by sea as a possibility
Maybe they've already come
Contemplating a potential prior arrival
Maybe they come by me
Suggesting a potential arrival near the speaker
Slipping into the twilight
Transitioning into the evening or uncertain phase
I ride the broken wave tonight
Metaphorically riding through difficult circumstances
An old song on the radio
Recalling an old song playing on the radio
You knew a long time ago
Implying prior knowledge or awareness
An old song on the radio
Reiteration of an old song on the radio
Going out over the ocean
Music extending across the ocean, metaphorically
Maybe it's World War I
Suggesting potential historical contexts
Maybe its World War III
Considering a futuristic, speculative war scenario
Maybe it's Vietnam
Referencing a specific historical war
Maybe we're on TV
Entertaining the idea of being observed or part of media representation
Falling into the tall grass
Symbolizing a state of vulnerability
Melting into the tall grass
Blending into the surroundings or hiding
Spilling out over the lip and
Overflowing from a boundary, potentially emotions or experiences
Into the ocean
Symbolic movement into something vast or unknown
Into the ocean
Reiteration of entering the unknown or vastness
Carry carry carry me
Plea or desire for assistance or support
Over the ocean, over the ocean, over the ocean, over the ocean
Repetition emphasizing the need to be carried
Over the sea
Extension of the plea for assistance beyond the ocean
Maybe I've come so far
Reflection on personal progress or journey
Maybe I'm on my knees
Expressing a state of vulnerability or submission
Maybe I'm dead or alive
Uncertainty about current state, alive or not
Maybe I'm dead or alive
Reiteration of uncertainty about existence
Maybe I'm none of these
Considering an identity beyond the conventional
Just an old song on the radio
Reiteration of an old song on the radio
Someone put on a long time ago
Implying a connection to the past through music
Going out over the ocean
Music extending across the ocean, echoing
Over and over the ocean
Continued extension of music beyond boundaries
Over and over the ocean
Reiteration of the vastness and repetition of the plea for assistance
Over and over the ocean
Continued emphasis on the vastness and plea for assistance
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