Find Your Muse
Discovering Muse: Navigating Love's Maze in Them Coulee Boys' Melody
Lyrics
When my fingers traced your shoulder blades
Reflecting on a physical connection, tracing shoulder blades, possibly reminiscing about a past encounter.
I reviewed the plans we made
Reviewing plans made with someone, contemplating the past and decisions.
wished I could look ahead of where I landed
Expressing a desire to foresee outcomes or consequences before taking action.
You turned to me and held me close
Intimate moment of being held close, implying emotional connection.
Like a child who'd just seen ghost
Comparing the closeness to a child seeing a ghost, suggesting surprise or awe.
Or a woman who'd ran out of understanding
Drawing a parallel to a woman running out of understanding, hinting at emotional exhaustion or confusion.
I used to talk in my sleep, when I'd see you in dreams
Reflection on past behavior, mentioning talking in sleep and dreaming in blues.
But these nights I dream in a myriad of blues
Shift in dreaming patterns, emphasizing a change in emotional state.
You would have thought by now, I would have figured out
Acknowledging a lack of understanding or realization over time.
That sometimes it takes some time to find your muse
Recognizing that finding inspiration or direction (muse) can take time.
If this was just a passing phase
Raising questions about the longevity of a situation, contemplating its permanence.
Why do these dark clouds last for days
Metaphorical reference to prolonged difficult times, represented by dark clouds.
There's a fog, and it makes it hard to see
Expressing difficulty in understanding or navigating through challenges.
Between my pillowcase and my front door
Describing a physical space between the singer's pillowcase and front door, possibly symbolic of distance or separation.
You picked your sundress off of the wooden floor
Recalling a specific moment of intimacy involving a sundress on the floor.
when you leave you take a part of me
Highlighting the emotional impact of separation, suggesting a part of the singer leaves with the person.
Yeah the leaving is the hardest part for me
Reiterating the emotional challenge of saying goodbye.
Why did I ever try to tame you?
Questioning a past attempt to control or change someone, recognizing the negative consequences.
When all it did was leave you blue
Reflecting on the outcome of trying to control someone, leading to sadness.
At the birthplace of my anger
Referring to a place or situation that triggers anger in the singer.
Built a birdcage for a stranger
Creating a metaphorical structure (birdcage) for a stranger, possibly representing failed attempts at connection.
Filled it up with I love yous
Using "I love yous" as a filler, possibly indicating insincerity or an attempt to compensate.
Now I'm sleeping off the goodbyes
Recovering from goodbyes through sleep, suggesting a coping mechanism.
In the hopes I see you there
Expressing a hope of encountering the person in dreams.
In my dreams I see you standing
Describing a dream where the person is standing, possibly representing a desire for reconciliation.
And the man that you demanded
Referring to the desired qualities or characteristics in a partner.
Can be found nowhere
Suggesting an inability to find the desired qualities in reality.
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