Awake Me
Awakening in Shadows: Rosie Carney's Poetic Reflection on Life's Fragility
Lyrics
Water it flows
Water symbolizes the flow of life.
On deserts you have made
Describes the creation of emotional desolation.
The surface breaks
Suggests a breaking point or emotional upheaval.
Breaks like the bones
Metaphorically describes emotional pain and fractures.
Your darkness has claimed
Refers to a personal darkness that takes control.
There's hell to pay
Consequences and difficulties to be faced due to the darkness.
Awake me
Expresses a desire to be awakened, possibly from a metaphorical slumber or numbness.
Don't break me
Request not to be broken, indicating vulnerability.
From down on the dirt
Refers to a low point in life, possibly a challenging situation.
To under mountain tops
Describes a journey from difficulties to higher points.
Where our life stops
Reflects on the limits of life and its inevitable end.
And I've been a fool
Admits to past mistakes and misjudgments.
For more than half my life
Acknowledges a prolonged period of being foolish.
I've tried to hide
Attempts to conceal vulnerabilities or true feelings.
Awake me
Reiterates the desire to be awakened from a state of numbness.
Don't break me
Re-emphasizes the plea not to be broken.
Don't leave it too long
A warning not to delay taking action or making changes.
Don't leave it too long
Reiteration of the urgency not to procrastinate.
Oh all the birds are falling to the ground
Describes a sense of impending doom or loss.
All the trees are growing upside down
Symbolic imagery of a world in disarray and imbalance.
We're all holding onto something
People grasping onto things for stability and support.
Holding onto someone else's hand
Depicts a shared struggle, holding onto each other for solace.
Oh, oh
Expressive vocalizations conveying emotion or intensity.
Ooh, ooh
Additional vocalizations, possibly reinforcing emotional depth.
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Continuation of vocalizations, contributing to the emotive atmosphere.
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