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The Mother Road Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Took the mother road
Down to goddess flesh
I swallowed the key
I want to learn to swallow my pain
Hallowed the fruit, hallowed thy name
[Chorus]
Guess I needed something to break me
Guess I needed something to shake me up
Guess I needed someone to break me
Guess I needed someone to shake me out
[Verse 2]
Afraid to live, afraid to die
Building a broken but precious web
Like a spider in Chernobyl
And when the cattle low
Something is on the horizon
[Pre-Chorus]
I do not have a child
But I'm old enough to know some pain
And I'm hell-bent on loving you
Women know what it is to endure
[Chorus]
Guess I needed something to break me
Guess I needed something to shake me up
Guess I needed someone to break me
Guess I needed someone to shake me out
[Post-Chorus]
It was you
It was you
[Bridge]
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
[Outro]
Guess I needed something to break me
Took the mother road
Down to goddess flesh
I swallowed the key
I want to learn to swallow my pain
Hallowed the fruit, hallowed thy name
Guess I needed something to break me
Guess I needed something to shake me up
Guess I needed someone to break me
Guess I needed someone to shake me out
Afraid to live, afraid to die
Building a broken but precious web
Like a spider in Chernobyl
And when the cattle low
Something is on the horizon
I do not have a child
But I'm old enough to know some pain
And I'm hell-bent on loving you
Women know what it is to endure
Guess I needed something to break me
Guess I needed something to shake me up
Guess I needed someone to break me
Guess I needed someone to shake me out
It was you
It was you
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Bloom and eclipse them, wake up and transform
Guess I needed something to break me
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It's about transforming herself through pain after the breakup, embracing it. Someone broke her, but she'll use it to become stronger and wiser, connecting to the goddess within. She's saying she ''took the road down to goddess flesh'' which might mean she was willing to take any risks ready to get in touch with deeper knowledge via new experiences, dived inside herself. The key could also symbolize the unlocking of the secrets of her mind. She's saying she's still afraid to live, but also afraid to die. But despite being afraid of what is about to come, she goes into it, she doesn't give up on living, doesn't lie down defeated, she continues to build her web never mind it's broken, never mind its flaws, it's still precious. I think she encourages both herself and all women to wake up from any terrible situation. From the astrological perspective, she's a Scorpio with strong Pluto influence. It's all about transformation. Feeling it all and contemplating to the core, dying inside only to be born again, new, fresh, better. ''Women know what it is to endure''