Put It Down
Navigating Life's Turbulence: Putting Down Memories and Moving Forward
Lyrics
Have you run out of things to say
Reflecting on a lack of conversation topics or feeling unable to recall them.
Or you can't remember
Suggesting difficulty in remembering things.
Are you sweeping the bones away
Alluding to the act of getting rid of problems or issues.
Are you hell for leather
Expressing a sense of urgency or intense effort.
Do you know how this story ends
Questioning awareness of the outcome of a situation or relationship.
Or did you just pick up that pen
Wondering if the narrative has been impulsively started without much thought.
And put it down again
Referencing the act of beginning something and then abandoning it.
Are you chasing the tale you tell
Questioning the authenticity of one's storytelling or narrative.
Do you live in a circle
Pondering whether life is stuck in repetitive patterns.
Are you sitting in an empty chair
Describing a sense of loneliness or emptiness.
Running lines 'til you've learned 'em
Running through rehearsed lines until they are mastered.
Have you found your foul weather friends
Discovering unreliable companions in challenging times.
Of a feather to the end
Referencing loyal friends who share common characteristics.
'Til you put 'em down again
Putting aside or distancing oneself from these friends.
And I remember when you put me down
Recalling a moment of being emotionally rejected or abandoned.
I remember when you put me down
Reiterating the memory of being put down by someone.
I remember when you put me down
Emphasizing the emotional impact of being rejected or criticized.
When you put me down
Repeating the sentiment of feeling put down.
You put it down again
Revisiting the theme of distancing oneself from others.
Is the fox at your door tonight
Asking if challenges or troubles are present in one's life.
Barking up the wrong bin now
Suggesting a situation where attention is misplaced or misunderstood.
Can you see by the neighbours' light
Noticing external signs indicating problems or issues.
Heat up, turn the wind down
Adjusting to or managing external pressures.
Are you strong like the trees you tend
Questioning one's resilience in the face of challenges.
Will you break or can you bend
Exploring the ability to adapt or withstand pressure.
You're going down
Anticipating a decline or setback.
And I remember when you put me down
Revisiting the memory of being put down emotionally.
Yeah I remember when you put me down
Emphasizing the lasting impact of the emotional rejection.
I remember when you put me down
Repeating the recollection of being emotionally hurt.
When you put me down
Reiterating the emotional impact of being put down.
I remember when you put me down
Recalling a moment of emotional rejection or criticism.
I remember when you put me down
Highlighting the lasting emotional scars from being put down.
I remember when you put me down
Repeating the emotional pain caused by rejection.
When you put me down
Emphasizing the impact of being put down emotionally.
I remember when you put me down
Recalling the emotional sting of being rejected.
I remember when you put me down
Reiterating the lingering emotional hurt from being put down.
I remember when you put me down
Reflecting on the emotional scars left by rejection.
When you put me down
Reiterating the lasting impact of being emotionally put down.
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