In this melodic reflection, Jack Johnson explores themes of ambition and relational desire through the metaphor of mundane tasks like washing dishes. The protagonist, initially seen in a humble position, aspires to rise and transform his circumstances, paralleling his wish for deeper recognition and connection with a significant other. The recurring motif of starting from the bottom and yearning to ascend both professionally and emotionally underscores a universal struggle against obscurity. Johnson poetically urges seizing the moment ("plans that we should be making right now") to advocate for proactive pursuit of one's dreams and relationships. #Ambition #Connection
Washing Dishes
Lyrics
In the morning when the world came awake
Before you knew me I knew your name
It was painted across the day as it breaks
An impression in your window frame
When you saw me out your window
Singing from the garden
Only the beginning
I'm only getting started
I don't mind the digging
Baby, I'll work harder
I've been washing dishes
Singing from the bottom
But one day I'll be running this place
And one day I could take you away
But I want you to wonder what's my name
Because I need you to want me the same
When you saw me washing dishes
Singing from the bottom
Only the beginning
I'm only getting started
I don't mind the digging
Baby, I'll work harder
I've been in the ashes
Singing from the garden
Where everything reaches for the sun
Still unsure of what we'll become
But I need you to reach out to me
See in me more than I could see
Because I'm afraid that
One day is only two words we say
I don't want to let them get in the way
Of all the plans that we should be making right now
Right now
Who took the time and where did they take it
I want to take it back
I don't want them to break it
All these plans that we should be making right now
Right now
You see now one day I'll be running this place
One day I could take you away
But I want you to wonder what's my name
Because I need you to want me the same
When you saw me out your window
Singing from the garden
Only the beginning
I'm only getting started
I don't mind the digging
Baby, I'll work harder
I've been washing dishes
Singing from the bottom
One day is only two words we say
I don't want to let them get in the way
Of all these plans that we should be making right now
Right now
Who took the time and where did they take it
I want to take it back
I don't want them to break it
All these plans that we should be making right now
Writer(s): Jack Johnson
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Bubble Toes Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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