Story Behind The Song
This is a song about depression. One spouse has depression and one spouse is the ever loving caregiver in a long, long marriage. A psychiatrist once described dealing with depression is like peeling an onion, it has many layers. You have to work through it a little at a time and it will bring many tears.
Song Description
Depression can cause each individual in the couple to feel unloved. Such a sad and hopeless feeling. That brought the lyric, "for better or for worse, a vow or a curse.."
| Song Length |
3:12 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Gloomy |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Marriage |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Raitt |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Peeling the onion
Crying the tears
Wading through the salty water flooding all these years
Layer by layer
Taking it down
Surrounded by the pain and anger scattered on the ground
Peeling the onion
Crying the tears
Pulling back, exposing the truth and trembling with fear
The smell is sweet
But bitter on the tongue
Green, red or white, each and every one
Worries aches and pain
All become the same
A deep dark depression, chewing on my brain
For better or for worse
A vow or a curse
Peeling the onion
And taking it down
Peeling the onion
Crying the tears
Wading through the salty water flooding all these years