Drag This River
Unraveling Desires: Drag This River's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Quick, burn it down to the wick
Expressing the urgency to destroy something completely, down to its essence or core.
Burn it down to the heart
Emphasizing the need to burn down to the emotional center, possibly to facilitate a new beginning.
So the ending can start
Suggesting that the act of burning down is a prerequisite for a new phase or ending to commence.
Here, behind the riverhaus door
Referring to a place, possibly metaphorical, where significant events or emotions are hidden.
With an unloaded gun
Being in a vulnerable state with an empty, symbolic weapon and unresolved issues.
And an unsettled score
Alluding to an emotional debt or unfinished business that needs resolution.
Well I'll never drag this river
Committing to avoiding a negative or burdensome situation, reiterated for emphasis.
I'll never drag this river X2
-I'll never drag this river down
-You, nothin' comes to you slow
Describing a personality or situation where things happen rapidly and effortlessly.
Nothin' comes to you hard
Contradicting the previous line, suggesting that challenges are faced with ease.
Though you beg like you're hard
Highlighting a discrepancy between outward appearance and internal struggle.
And me, don't shake the barrel are me
Advising against provoking a dangerous or unpredictable individual.
And don't treat idle threats
Warning against dismissing serious threats as trivial, especially in relationships.
Like you treat all your friends
Drawing attention to the difference in handling threats compared to friendships.
Well I'll never drag this river
Reiterating the commitment to avoid being part of a destructive situation.
I'll never drag this river X2
-I'll never drag this river down
-And if you walk out that door
Declaring a finality to a relationship, indicating that returning is not an option.
Don't come back
-Because there'll be no door
-And if you walk out that door
Emphasizing the loneliness and silence that follow a departure, underlining the permanence of the decision.
Silence greets you
-Silence, will be yours
-I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore
Noting a distant call, possibly regret or longing, from someone far away.
But you won't come back, [well / 'cause] you can't come back
Explaining that the person cannot return, providing a reason related to inability or consequence.
The water's risin' and the levee is not sure
Describing a precarious situation with rising water levels and uncertainty, symbolizing potential danger.
And you won't be found, no you can't be found
Asserting that the person won't be found, reinforcing the idea of an irreversible separation.
Drag this river down
Repeating the commitment to not be involved in a destructive scenario.
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