Shovel Moonlight
Shovel Moonlight: Embracing Pain, Rebuilding from Ashes
Lyrics
i know it hurts being inside out
The experience of feeling emotionally exposed and vulnerable is painful.
so you bottled down inside your escape
Suppressing your emotions and keeping them bottled up as a means of escape.
you almost went too far
You came close to reaching a point of no return.
to come back in one piece
Striving to return to a state of wholeness after going through a difficult experience.
so you shovel moonlight
Repeated emphasis on metaphorically trying to gather or gather something intangible, like attempting the impossible.
you shovel moonlight
-you shovel moonlight
-you built a home then you watched it burn
You established a place of comfort, but it was destroyed.
down in ground and into dust
Reduced to ruins and nothingness.
you tried to show that you're in control
Struggling to display strength and mastery over your circumstances.
don't you wish you cried
Reflecting on the desire to express emotions at the appropriate times.
when it hurt the most
An observation about not allowing oneself to express emotions during the most painful moments.
you tried to show that you're in control
A repetition emphasizing the struggle to maintain control.
you built a home then you watched it burn
Reiteration of the destruction of a safe space, emphasizing its complete disintegration.
down into ground and into dust
-you built a home then you watched it burn
-down into ground and into dust
-don't you wish you cried when it hurt the most
An introspective question about the lack of emotional expression during the most painful moments.
let it go, let it go, let it go
An urging to release and let go of the pain and emotions.
A concluding farewell or departure.
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