Ordinary Morning
Unveiling Life's Layers: Sheryl Crow's Ordinary Morning
Lyrics
I left a man
I ended a relationship with a man
Asleep in the nude
He is sleeping without clothes
Name in my pocket
I have his name in my pocket
With lipstick and rouge
I have lipstick and rouge, suggesting signs of intimacy
Everything I ever wanted what a lovely pie you've baked is anybody listening?
Expressing satisfaction with life; questioning if anyone is paying attention
Don't painted bird never flys away
A painted bird, symbolizing artificiality, doesn't fly away
It's just an ordinary morning
Emphasizing that it's a regular morning
It's just an ordinary day
Highlighting the ordinariness of the day
And I'm just an ordinary woman
Identifying herself as an ordinary woman
Slipping away
Feeling like she's gradually slipping away or losing herself
The walls have been talking
People are gossiping about her
About me again
Others talk about her when she's not present
I'm good for a joke but when I awoke
She is the subject of jokes, but her dreams persist
The dream didn't end
Despite waking up, the dream's impact lingers
Now everytime I turn around I'm only sleeping, John is anybody out there?
Feeling isolated, wondering if anyone is there for her
Don't the wounded birds still sing
Questioning whether those who are wounded emotionally can still find hope
It's just an ordinary morning
Reiterating the normalcy of the morning
It's just an ordinary day
Stating that it's an ordinary day
And I'm just an ordinary woman
Reaffirming her identity as an ordinary woman
Slipping away
Expressing a sense of gradually losing oneself
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