Pushing the Needle Too Far Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rgbgldbrgy 

Cover art for Pushing the Needle Too Far lyrics by Indigo Girls

It's kind of hard to articulate, but I guess "pushing the needle too far" is in reference to the pressure we put on ourselves and others - such as pressure on the queen to appeal to everyone or pressure on the man to maintain some idyllic lifestyle - and how there's just to much of it, visualised as pushing the needle of a pressure gauge too high up. However, some amount of pressure is vital or non-negotiable, and the most important thing to help each other is by "not giving in".

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