Feathers and Down
Embracing Redemption: Shedding Sorrow
Lyrics
So you trying to do what they did
Expressing an attempt to imitate the actions of others
Your friends that turn to liquid
Referring to friends who have become unreliable or untrustworthy
And got lost in the see
Alluding to being lost in the vastness of the sea, symbolizing confusion or uncertainty
And now you're drowning me
Feeling overwhelmed or suffocated by someone else's problems
With your talk of full eat clovers
Using the metaphor of four-leaf clovers, possibly suggesting false hopes or luck
You turn to rocks and no man
Turning into an unyielding and unemotional state
To be the ambient harm
Striving to be a subtle or unnoticed source of harm
But it's bruising your karma
Experiencing negative consequences as a result of one's actions
Oh I wish my arms were wider
Expressing a desire to offer more support
I wish that I could hide you
Wishing to shield or protect someone from difficulties
So you can rest and repair
Desiring a break for the person to heal
Without the blanket of sorrow
Describing a state of deep sadness or sorrow
The thick and the grey
Depicting the thickness and dullness of emotional pain
Your blanket of wool
Referring to a burdensome and uncomfortable emotional state
So heavy and stain
Characterizing the emotional weight as both heavy and stained
And it only weighs you down
Highlighting how the emotional burden holds the person back
So you thought that getting sober
Exploring the misconception that sobriety means the end of enjoyment in life
Would mean your life was over
Challenging the idea that a sober life is inherently negative
I don't think it's that bad
Downplaying the severity of the situation
I don't think it's that sad
Asserting that the circumstances are not as tragic as they may seem
Just you sleep a little baby
Suggesting a need for rest and escape from the world's troubles
Leave the world alone and later
Encouraging isolation for self-reflection and recovery
If you wake up alive
Offering hope that waking up alive is a positive outcome
That old blanket of sorrow
Referring to the potential transformation of sorrow into something lighter
Could be feathers and down
Imagining a positive change in emotional state, symbolized by feathers and down
Your blanket of wool
Suggesting that the burdensome woolen blanket would no longer be needed
Would leave you alone
Indicating that the person can find solace and peace on their own
And I can love you till you drown
Expressing a commitment to love and support even in challenging times
Come to me let's drown
Inviting someone to face difficulties together, using drowning as a metaphor for shared struggles
Come baby let's drown
Reiterating the invitation to face challenges collectively
In feathers and down
Concluding with the imagery of a positive, light, and comforting state represented by feathers and down
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