Joe Tex, These Taming Blues
Taming the Flames: A Journey of Love and Redemption
Lyrics
Is it ever gonna not be so hard to see you around?
Expressing difficulty in encountering the person and wondering if it will get easier.
Am I really really really really gonna have to really gonna have to really have to leave town?
Contemplating the possibility of leaving town due to the challenges of the situation.
I mean I called upon a bunch of angels calling angels ain't you supposed to come and take away these blues?
Seeking help from angels to overcome emotional struggles and blues.
I mean we came upon a bunch of rabies and there is nothing all us little animals can do.
Encountering difficulties comparable to a rabies outbreak, feeling helpless like animals.
All five kinds of rains
Listing various types of challenges (rains, thunder, horses) that are not providing relief or assistance.
All nine kinds of thunder and
-Eighteen white horses who will not ever come to me!
-Don't plant your feet, love, in that garden of blame.
Advising not to dwell on blame in love and relationships.
Don't break me no more, love.
Pleading to avoid causing further emotional pain.
I'm already tame.
Claiming to be already tamed, possibly indicating submission or acceptance of circumstances.
Is it ever gonna stop this trouble of just being around my friend?
Expressing frustration with ongoing troubles associated with being around someone.
Am I really really really really gonna have to really gonna have to really have to leave town again?
Questioning the necessity of leaving town again due to persistent challenges.
I mean I lay myself upon the water calling water ain't you supposed to come and save us all from all these flames?
Calling for water to save from flames, possibly symbolizing the need for emotional rescue.
I mean we're caught among the awful branches and you know they're burning us and yes they're burning all of us's names.
Describing a perilous situation among burning branches, emphasizing the threat to personal identities.
And I stood on the shore.
Reflecting on solitude, questioning if there's anyone special tonight.
All wilted and wondering,
-"Ain't you got nobody, ain't you still sweet tonight?"
-So don't plant no more feet, love, in that forest of blame.
Reiterating the advice not to blame love and not to further damage emotions.
Don't break me no more, love.
Requesting not to cause more emotional harm, suggesting vulnerability or past hurts.
I'm already tame.
Reiterating a sense of being already tamed, possibly suggesting a state of emotional submission.
(Hey there!)
A casual greeting, possibly implying the continuation of the conversation or a shift in tone.
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