Save Me
Soul Searching at Sunset: Ryan Adams' Poetic Reflections
Lyrics
What am I doing here?
Expresses confusion and a sense of being lost or out of place.
In the setting sun
Describes the setting as the day ends, possibly signaling a reflective mood.
With the windows down
Suggests openness or vulnerability by having the windows down.
What am I?
Questioning personal identity or purpose in the moment.
Like a breaking bell
Metaphorically compares oneself to a bell that's breaking or on the verge of breaking, indicating emotional distress.
Ringing like a sigh
Comparing the feeling to a sound of resignation or weariness.
What am I doing here?
Reiterates the earlier confusion and sense of displacement.
What am I?
Repeating the query about personal identity or purpose.
Somebody save me
Expresses a plea for help, a desire to be rescued from overwhelming emotional pain.
It's just too much pain
Describes the intensity of emotional suffering.
If someone can save me
Hoping for salvation or assistance from someone.
Come the morning, I will remain
Expressing a commitment to endure until morning despite the pain.
Somebody save me, save me
Reiterates the plea for rescue or salvation.
In the early dawn
Describing a moment in the early hours of the day, possibly indicating a sense of vulnerability.
With your heavy bend
Referring to someone with a burdened or troubled demeanor.
And your careless heart
Characterizing someone as having a carefree or indifferent attitude.
Where you been?
Asking where someone has been, suggesting absence or distance.
From the windows of
Describing a view from a location that's typical for late-night gatherings.
Just another midnight bar
Recollection of past events, implying a sense of distance or detachment.
You remember everything
Highlighting the retention of memories despite the passage of time.
Everything's so far
Emphasizing the perceived distance or separation from past experiences.
Somebody save me
Repetition of the plea for rescue or help due to feeling unable to continue.
I just can't go on
Expresses a sense of reaching a breaking point, feeling unable to carry on.
If someone don't save me
Reiterating the need for someone to intervene to prevent a tragic outcome by morning.
By the morning I will be gone
Highlighting the urgency of the situation, indicating potential departure or loss by morning if help doesn't arrive.
By the morning I will be gone
Repetition, emphasizing the imminent departure if not rescued.
Somebody save me, save me
Reiterating the plea for rescue or salvation.
What am I doing here?
Reiteration of the initial confusion and feeling of being out of place.
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