Be Your Own Girl
Embrace Independence: Be Your Own Girl with The Wallflowers
Lyrics
I know you're tired of waking up on the floor
The person addressed in the song is tired of waking up in a difficult situation.
Pushed to the edge with nothing heavy to hold
Feeling pushed to the limit without anything substantial for support or comfort.
Using your clothes as a blanket and a bed
Using clothes as makeshift bedding due to the lack of a proper bed.
Holding your hands just to lay your head
Seeking solace by holding one's hands, trying to find comfort.
I know you don't remember ever falling down
The person doesn't recall the fall but is aware of being helped up.
Who picked you up, who gathered around
Uncertain about who assisted or supported during the challenging time.
But you don't have to be his girl
Encouragement not to feel obligated to belong to someone.
And you don't have to be my girl
Reiterating the idea of not being obligated to belong to the singer.
You can always be your own girl
Encouraging independence and self-reliance.
With the sound of your feet you follow yourself to sleep
Using the sound of footsteps to lull oneself to sleep, possibly in a restless state.
Restless and ageless and looking for somethin' to keep
Feeling unsettled and searching for something meaningful.
When you finally fall asleep you're awake in dreams
Sleeping but still feeling mentally awake in dreams.
Hanging by the ankles in a skeleton ravine
Metaphorically hanging in a perilous situation.
I know you've kicked the lights, fell on your shoes
Reacting negatively, causing damage and feeling the emotional impact.
Punched out the colors, leaving you the blues
Resulting in a feeling of sadness or melancholy.
But you don't have to be his girl
Reaffirming the idea of not being owned by someone else.
And you don't have to be my girl
Reinforcing the message of independence from the singer.
You can always be your own girl
Advocating for self-ownership and independence.
There's a soft melody that's ringing in my ears
A recurring gentle, soothing melody that holds significance.
Simple and slow and it always brings you here
A simple and consistent melody leading to a certain place or feeling.
With broken crayons you've scribbled on the wall
Using broken crayons to express oneself on the wall.
Shapes of nothing and shadow box them all
Creating shapes that represent something intangible or vague.
Your fingertips are broke and your knees don't bend
Physical injuries causing discomfort and limitation.
Your imagination took the worst hit and cut it's skin
Imagination being severely affected or damaged.
But you don't have to be his girl
Repeating the message of not being tied to someone else.
You don't have to be my girl
Reiterating the lack of obligation to belong to the singer.
You can always be your own girl
Emphasizing self-autonomy and freedom.
There's a soft melody that's ringing in my ears
Repetition of the comforting melody that holds significance.
And it's the same one you could never avoid in yours
Indicating that the melody is unavoidable and constantly present in one's thoughts.
And if you lay down you can hear from tongue to tails
Suggesting a way to focus and listen closely to perceive a deeper meaning.
About a tattooed rhythm and drumming by color wheel
Alluding to a rhythm or pattern that colors one's experiences.
Your rung is broken on the bottom of the rope
Feeling at the lowest point, lacking hope or means to improve the situation.
And you can't tie another, another knot of hope
Unable to find a way to improve or change the circumstances.
And you don't have to be his girl
Reinforcing the idea of not being bound to someone else.
And you don't have to be my girl
Emphasizing the absence of obligation to belong to the singer.
You can always be your own girl
Reiterating the encouragement for self-ownership and independence.
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