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I'll just nod, I've never been so good at shaking hands
I live on the frozen surface of a fireball
Where cities come together to hate each other in the name of sport
America, nothing is ever just anything
I looked up to you, but you thought I would look the other way
And you hear what you want to hear
And they take what they want to take
Don't be sad, won't ever happen like this anymore
So when's it coming, this last new great movement that I can join?
It won't end here, your faith has got to be greater than your fear
Forgive them, even if they are not sorry
All the vultures, bootleggers at the door waiting
You are looking for your own voice but in others
While it hears you, trapped in another dimension
Drop your guard, you don't have to be smart all of the time
I've got a mind full of blanks, I need to go somewhere new fast
And don't be shy, oh no, at least deliberately
'Cause no one really cares or wonders why anymore
Oh, I got music, coming out of my hands and feet and kisses
That is how it once was done
All the dreamers on the run
Forgive them, even if they are not sorry
All the vultures, bootleggers at the door waiting
We're so quick to point out our own flaws in others
Complicated mammals on the wings of robots
If you believe in this world then no one has died in vain
But don't you dare get to the top and not know what to do
I live on the frozen surface of a fireball
Where cities come together to hate each other in the name of sport
America, nothing is ever just anything
I looked up to you, but you thought I would look the other way
And you hear what you want to hear
And they take what they want to take
Don't be sad, won't ever happen like this anymore
So when's it coming, this last new great movement that I can join?
It won't end here, your faith has got to be greater than your fear
Forgive them, even if they are not sorry
All the vultures, bootleggers at the door waiting
You are looking for your own voice but in others
While it hears you, trapped in another dimension
Drop your guard, you don't have to be smart all of the time
I've got a mind full of blanks, I need to go somewhere new fast
And don't be shy, oh no, at least deliberately
'Cause no one really cares or wonders why anymore
Oh, I got music, coming out of my hands and feet and kisses
That is how it once was done
All the dreamers on the run
Forgive them, even if they are not sorry
All the vultures, bootleggers at the door waiting
We're so quick to point out our own flaws in others
Complicated mammals on the wings of robots
If you believe in this world then no one has died in vain
But don't you dare get to the top and not know what to do
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"I'll just nod, I've never been so good at shaking hands
I live on the frozen surface of a fireball
Where cities come together to hate each other in the name of sport"
You can see the contradictions here between Julian and societal norms. We all shake hands, but Julian just nods. Odd that cities would "come together" to "hate."
"And you hear what you want to hear
And they take what they want to take"
This is getting a little deeper into the song that's a little more up for interpretation. I see "they" as America that he talks about briefly in the opening. He's essentially saying that society trains us to think.
"So when's it coming, this last new great movement that I can join?"
Self explanatory. When is this movement away from the crap that society feeds us going to take place?
"You are looking for your own voice but in others
While it hears you, trapped in another dimension"
'Looking for your own voice in others.' This is perhaps the most telling line that just bluntly states the overall point of the song.
"I've got a mind full of blanks, I need to go somewhere new fast"
"'Cause no one really cares or wonders why anymore"
"That is how it once was done
All the dreamers on the run"
These last couple of lines just continue to show his feelings about being original and thinking for yourself.
Don't forget to dig deeper, ask questions and try and regain some of the innocence lost from childhood that escapes us so quickly. Never be afraid to ask why and keep an open mind.
Thank you, Julian for sharing your Love, music and perspective with us... I am grateful.
~cg
The "phraze" that goes with this song is "Art is the image of life, its purpose simply to enhance it"
I think in this song, he is trying to find a voice to stand up against evil - but he realizes that hating the evil people won't help and that you must forgive them - because ultimately we are all hypocrites.
And the funny line "complicated mammals on the wings of robots"
Human's are the "complicated mammals" and "on the wing of robots" means our heartless, selfish things people do - to a point where we become these money hungry machines.
Take this interpretation with a grain of salt. Art is for you own interpretation.
love it