Drifting Further Away
Navigating Love's Ebb: Powderfinger's Drifting Further Away
Lyrics
Don't go too deep into the flood
Caution against delving too deeply into emotional turmoil or challenges.
Don't stare too long, you'll poison my love
Warning about the negative impact of prolonged contemplation on the speaker's love.
Don't shut me out, don't hold it all in
Encouragement to avoid emotional withdrawal and to share feelings instead.
Don't let my venom get under your skin
Advisory against letting the speaker's negativity affect the listener deeply.
'Cause every word and every turn
Highlighting the significance of words and actions in revealing pain.
Every sign points to your hurt
Emphasizing that various indicators point towards the listener's suffering.
With every hour you're drifting further away
Expressing the increasing distance in the relationship over time.
Come make your peace, come find your way
Invitation to reconcile and discover a positive path forward.
Come lay your wreath at the alter of change
Suggesting a symbolic act of embracing change and moving forward.
Don't lose your step, don't break the bones
Advice to avoid missteps and fractures in the relationship.
Don't shoulder the burden out there on your own
Warning against carrying burdens alone, advocating for shared responsibility.
'Cause every word and every turn
Reiteration of the impact of words and actions on the listener's pain.
Every sign points to your hurt
Stressing the significance of signs pointing to emotional distress.
With every hour you're drifting further away
Repeating the theme of increasing emotional distance over time.
Don't banish me then bid me home
Request not to reject the speaker and then invite them back.
Don't tell me where I came undone
Advice not to point out the speaker's faults or weaknesses.
Don't harbor love like it's all your own
Caution against holding onto love possessively.
Don't linger over what you've done
Advice not to dwell on past mistakes or actions.
Don't sink underneath the weight of
Warning against succumbing to the weight of emotional burdens.
With you're trying to carry way too much
Observation that the listener may be carrying too much emotional baggage.
You never should have let go
Regret over a past decision to let go, suggesting it was a mistake.
You could have joined the whole show
Suggestion that the listener could have been a part of a shared experience.
You never should have let go
Repetition of the regret over letting go of something important.
You never should have let go
Reiteration of the idea that letting go was a significant error.
'Cause every word and every turn
Reiteration of the impact of words and actions on the listener's pain.
Every sign points to your hurt
Stressing the significance of signs pointing to emotional distress.
With every hour you're drifting further away
Repeating the theme of increasing emotional distance over time.
Now you're drifting further away x3
Emphasizing the continuing trend of drifting apart.
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