Words Are Medicine
Healing Harmony: Tim McGraw's 'Words Are Medicine'
Lyrics
For the light sleeper, the street sweeper,
Various individuals with different roles or circumstances
Promise breaker, promise keeper,
People who both break and keep promises
The astronaut, the acrobat,
Diverse personas like astronauts, acrobats
The underdog who is coming back
Those who have faced challenges but are making a comeback
Maybe you're hooked on phonics or Mary Jane
People possibly addicted to learning or substances
Coca Cola or cocaine
Referencing a contrast between innocuous and harmful substances
We're just a different kind of the same, yeah
Despite differences, everyone shares commonalities
Sticks and stones can break you
Physical harm can cause damage
But words are medicine, words are medicine
Words possess healing power
When I'm black and blue, I'm broken and bruised,
Even in pain, hearing certain words provides comfort
I hear your voice again
Recalling the impact of someone's voice in tough times
Words are medicine
Reiterating the therapeutic nature of words
The beautician, the mortician,
Diverse professions or contrasting roles
The blinded sided, the night vision,
References to different perspectives or insights
The baptized, the chicken fried,
Contrasting experiences or backgrounds
The rolled tide, the unforgiven
Those associated with specific affiliations or unforgiven actions
For the girl who is lost in romance novels,
People escaping into fiction or altered states
The guy who sees through whiskey goggles
Individuals affected by alcohol's distortion
We're just a different kind of the same, yeah
Despite differences, shared humanity persists
Sticks and stones can break you
Physical harm contrasts with the healing potential of words
But words are medicine, words are medicine
A reaffirmation of the healing capacity of words
When you're black and blue, you're broken and bruised,
Even in personal distress, words offer solace
Just hear my voice again
Recollection of finding comfort in someone's words
Words are medicine
Highlighting the therapeutic value of words
I do, I will
Expressions of commitment, belief, aspiration, and affection
I believe in you still
-I have a dream
-Imagine
-A shiny city on a hill
-I'm sorry, forgive me
-I love you
-I love you
-Words are medicine
Reiteration of the healing power of words in distress
Words are medicine
-When you're black and blue, you're broken and bruised,
-Just hear my voice again
-Words are medicine
-Words are medicine
-When we're black and blue, we're broken and bruised,
-I hear your song, my friend
-Words are medicine
-Words are medicine
-Words are medicine
-Words are medicine
Emphasizing the therapeutic role of words
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