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25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
So I cry somethimes when I'm lying in bed
To get it all out what's in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step
Outside I take deep breath
I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in my bed
To get it all out what's in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
I take a deep breaththen I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
So I cry somethimes when I'm lying in bed
To get it all out what's in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step
Outside I take deep breath
I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in my bed
To get it all out what's in my head
Then I start feeling a little peculiar
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
I take a deep breaththen I get real high
Then I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
And I say hey what's goin' on
And I say hey...
I said hey what's goin' on
25 years of my life and still
I'm trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
Lyrics submitted by redmax
Track duration: 04:11
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"I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this
Brotherhood of man"
The brotherhood is referring to the group of elite that run everything in the entertainment biz. Man is just a generic term for human kind.
When she talks about praying to God for a revolution, she is talking about how she wishes that things could be different because she realized that there is nothing that we can do, because we are powerless to the "force".and that's why she cries.
Also, if you think a little bit beyond the lyrics. MTV and VH1 both have this song on their list of "bad songs" but yet, most people agree that it's a pretty damn good song. They do this so that it might convince people to not listen to it.
Most of you reading this probably think I'm crazy, but I CHALLENGE you to just start looking into the Illuminati.. You'll be amazed at how much they control everything in our lives. Watching movies and listening to music is put on a whole other level once you have learned the secrets!
It's right up with Daniel Boone's 'Beautiful Sunday', the Friends soundtrack and the Eagles' 'Take it Easy'. and Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild'.
All of this is because they are envious of him, and due to his depression, and patriarchal childhood he lacks the confidence or ability to pursue women, despite being appealing to them. Tragic tale of betrayal.
When she realized that the world is in possession of men (not men and women),
she saw she was not welcome in that world;
she sadly (cry in bed) noticed that she was not like everybody else (peculiar - perhaps different/free/lesbian?).
Then she decided that everybody else behavior is not really important and more, it is bad to her.
That was the cause of her screaming and brave asking (What's goin' on).
She explains the attempts of being a "normal" person, she tried to stay in the "normal" society (institution/preconceptions/church?).
She early warns that God will not help, because "she prayed" to him until her limits (to reinforce the fact that she used all the means society gave to her).
Finally she broke up with society (I pray every single day For a revolution).
In the context, it is clearly a non sense the sentence "pray for revolution".
It is like to substitute some thing (praying) by the other (revolution).
The "groan part" may be a reference to a delightful moment, maybe freedom, or sexual pleasure.
Of course the author opted for the generality.
"i realized quickly when i knew i should that the world was made up of this brotherhood of man, for whatever that means"