Gasoline
Fueling Desperation: The Profound Meaning Behind 'Gasoline' by The Band Loula
Lyrics
Same old story but here I am
Expressing familiarity with a recurring situation or problem.
It's killing me slow it's taking my breath
Describing a slow and suffocating impact on the speaker's well-being.
Ripping my heart right out of my chest
Emphasizing emotional pain and vulnerability.
The creak won't rise
Suggesting a stagnant or unchanging circumstance.
Bites me like an out'a line hound
Comparing a persistent issue to an aggressive and uncontrollable force.
I knew that it would but I keep it around
Acknowledging the predictable nature of a challenging situation.
Takes more life then I can give out
Highlighting the draining impact of the situation on the speaker.
I'm tired running on low
Expressing exhaustion and fatigue from enduring the circumstances.
Break me free from all my sins
Seeking liberation from personal wrongdoings or guilt.
Before I'm sleeping with the dogs again
Fearing the consequences of falling back into undesirable habits.
Cut me loose or cut me clean
Pleading for freedom or a decisive break from the current state.
Cause I ain't got no more gasoline
Expressing a complete depletion of energy or motivation.
White knuckle grip on a red back hymn
Describing a tight and intense emotional struggle.
Racking up one more second chance
Noting the accumulation of chances or opportunities that were not utilized.
Nothing left but bones and skin
Portraying a state of depletion and bare existence.
Saying Lord I'm running low
Acknowledging a spiritual or emotional emptiness.
Break me free from all my sins
Reiterating the desire for absolution from personal wrongdoing.
Before I'm sleeping with the dogs again
Reemphasizing the fear of returning to a negative situation.
Cut me loose or cut me clean
Asking for a decisive break or freedom from the current state.
Cause I ain't got no more gasoline
Stating the complete depletion of resources or motivation.
There's nothin left for me to burn
Expressing a sense of emptiness and a lack of things to care about.
Running wild is wearing me down
Describing the toll of living recklessly or without restraint.
This backwoods psalm I do repeat
Referring to a repetitive and perhaps comforting prayer or plea.
I drop down on my knees
Symbolizing a humble and desperate request for help.
Break me free from all my sins
Reiterating the plea for forgiveness or release from guilt.
Before I'm sleeping with the dogs again
Reemphasizing the fear of returning to a negative situation.
Break me free from all my sins
Reiterating the plea for forgiveness or release from guilt.
Before I'm sleeping with the dogs again
Reemphasizing the fear of returning to a negative situation.
Cut me loose or cut me clean
Asking for a decisive break or freedom from the current state.
Cause I ain't got no more gasoline
Stating the complete depletion of resources or motivation.
Ain't got no more gasoline
Affirming the lack of energy or motivation to continue.
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