Song For Joe
Emancipation's Melody: A Soul's Quest
Lyrics
Son of the gun said the angel one by one
Suggests a confident or assertive individual, possibly referred to as "son of the gun," acknowledged by an angelic figure.
Gonna get a little dirt on them hands
Planning to engage in some morally questionable actions or activities.
Sleep out back in that old plywood shack
Describing a modest or simple living situation, sleeping in a basic, makeshift structure.
Slave to a six pack
Enslaved or controlled by an addiction to alcohol, represented by a six-pack.
Drinking alone in some downtown dive
Drinking alcohol alone in an unimpressive, possibly disreputable, bar or place.
Dragging my soul out on the street
Feeling emotionally drained and exposed, possibly due to life experiences.
Had enough and I'm headed for the hills
Reached a breaking point and intending to escape or find solace in nature (the hills).
Follow that zebra through my dreams
Following an imaginative or elusive path or vision represented by a zebra in dreams.
Got a lot to do got a lot left to say
Feeling a sense of responsibility and a need to express oneself.
Write it down in my little book
Keeping a record or journal of thoughts and experiences.
Find me a home where the wild ones roam
Seeking a place or environment where freedom and untamed spirits exist.
Write it down in my little book and be free
Expressing the desire for liberation by recording thoughts and being free.
No one around to pain that scene
No witnesses or people present to observe or understand the situation.
Living in the shadows of the woods
Living in obscurity or in a place disconnected from mainstream society.
The angels sighed and the poet he cried
Emphasizes emotional reactions from heavenly or spiritual entities (angels) and a poet experiencing sorrow.
Out of reach misunderstood
Feeling isolated or unattainable, possibly due to misunderstood intentions or actions.
Got a lot to do got a lot left to say
Reiterating a sense of responsibility and the need to express oneself.
Write it down in my little book
Continuing the practice of recording thoughts and experiences in a journal or book.
Find me a home where the wild ones roam
Desiring a place where freedom and untamed spirits exist.
Write it down in my little book and be free
Expressing the desire for freedom through the act of recording thoughts.
So far I've come my father's son
Reflecting on personal progress while acknowledging the influence of one's father.
Love as cold as the night is black
Describing love as cold and possibly unfeeling, comparing it to the darkness of night.
Salt of my tears won't make up for all those years
Believing that tears shed won’t compensate for lost time or experiences.
Put them a bottle gonna send them back
Intending to discard or eliminate painful memories or emotions by consuming alcohol.
Got a lot to do got a lot left to say
Reiterating the responsibility to express oneself and share thoughts.
Write it down in my little book
Continuing the practice of recording thoughts and experiences.
Find me a home where the wild ones roam
Desiring a place or environment characterized by freedom.
Write it down in my little book and be free
Expressing the desire for freedom through the act of recording thoughts.
I'm gonna be free
Expressing a strong intention or determination to achieve freedom.
I'm gonna be free
Reaffirming the strong determination to achieve freedom.
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