Sleep
Embers of Heartbreak: Mary J. Blige's Soulful Reflections in 'Smoke'
Lyrics
Fighting ants and fighting sheep
Fighting against small, insignificant challenges and larger, more significant challenges.
I'm gonna fight my baby
Expressing determination to overcome difficulties in the relationship with a partner.
I will drink to what is real
Committing to celebrate and cherish genuine experiences and emotions.
Little girl what is your deal
Asking a young girl about her intentions or motives in a direct manner.
I'm shrinking down til I am small
Symbolizing a desire to become small or vulnerable for emotional intimacy.
Until I can fit in your palm
Expressing the willingness to be close and fit into the partner's life.
I love you like I love my fix
Comparing love to a powerful and addictive substance or experience.
That hits me with a big ole brick
Describing the impact of love as a forceful and overwhelming sensation.
That I squeeze dry and dig a hole
Metaphorically expressing the intensity of emotions, squeezing them dry, and burying them.
And down I climb I sleep on coal
Descending into a difficult and uncomfortable state, possibly representing a challenging phase in life.
Peeling off all of my skin
Symbolizing a process of shedding one's exterior or facade.
I'll run in my skeleton
Expressing the idea of running or living with only the essential, inner self.
How was my ceiling built
Pondering the construction of personal boundaries or limits.
Can I get it wet and watch it melt
Wondering if those boundaries can be tested or broken, leading to transformation.
I drown in plaster free of doubt
Metaphorically drowning in something solid, possibly representing emotional overwhelm without doubt.
I might as well
Accepting a situation or fate without resistance.
Weigh all the way down
Feeling the weight of emotions or challenges all the way down.
I love you like I love my fix
Reiterating the comparison of love to a powerful and addictive substance or experience.
That hits me with a big ole brick
Describing the impact of love as a forceful and overwhelming sensation (repeated).
That I squeeze dry and dig a hole
Metaphorically expressing the intensity of emotions, squeezing them dry, and burying them (repeated).
And down I climb I sleep on coal
Descending into a difficult and uncomfortable state, possibly representing a challenging phase in life (repeated).
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