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Take the time to make some sense
Of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves
And sail them home with acquiesce
On a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore
Tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud, and sing it proud today
And then dance if you wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make us understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Say it loud and sing it proud today
I'm not saying right is wrong
It's up to us to make
The best of all the things
That come our way
'cause everything that's been has passed
The answer's in the looking glass
There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor
Say it loud and sing it proud today
We'll dance if they wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make you understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves
And sail them home with acquiesce
On a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore
Tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud, and sing it proud today
And then dance if you wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make us understand
We're all part of the masterplan
Say it loud and sing it proud today
I'm not saying right is wrong
It's up to us to make
The best of all the things
That come our way
'cause everything that's been has passed
The answer's in the looking glass
There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor
Say it loud and sing it proud today
We'll dance if they wanna dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go
All we know is that we don't
Know how it's gonna be
Please brother let it be
Life on the other hand
Won't make you understand
We're all part of the masterplan
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" Take the time to make some sense
Of what you want to say
And cast your words away upon the waves"
When you've got something very important to say, take the time to think about it and then express it. It could be a thing about quitting a job, breaking up, telling someone you like them, expressing a strong opinion etc...
"Sail them home with acquiesce
On a ship of hope today
And as they land upon the shore
Tell them not to fear no more
Say it loud and sing it proud today..."
Let your words reach the other person without fear. And once you've said them, don't carry any regrets and be proud to have stated your opinion genuinely.
"And then dance if you want to dance
Please brother take a chance
You know they're gonna go
Which way they wanna go"
Take a chance and follow your dreams in life. Becaue either way, the others are going to do whatever they want regardless.
"All we know is that we don't know
How it's gonna be
Please brother let it be"
We have to accept that no matter what we do, life is uncertain and we can never predict the future.
"I'm not saying right is wrong
It's up to us to make
The best of all the things that come our way"
It's up to us to make the best out of what we have in life and enjoy it.
"Coz everything that's been has past
The answer's in the looking glass"
Don't dread on the past, you hold the answer at this moment in time.
"There's four and twenty million doors
On life's endless corridor"
There are endless possibilities and roads we can choose in life. We shouldn't let it confuse us.
"Life on the other hand won't make you understand
We're all part of the masterplan"
I think the mastplan could have different meanings. Maybe he means that everything is already pre-determined and we shouldn't worry too much about it.
Or maybe he means we're part of a masterplan from the government and the hierarchy who wants to force us into paths we don't want to take.
It can be interpreted in many different ways and it's an awesome song!
The last post that makes any sense is prob from Fergal 41
he says:-
Take the time to make some sense, Of what you want to say, And cast your words away upon the waves, Sail them home with Acquiesce, On a ship of hope today, And as they land upon the shore, Tell them not to fear no more
The listener is infact the shore, the ship of hope is the song and as i suspect the waves are another metaphor for the words getting to your ears. people listen to music and i suspose feel connected or reasured
quite simply the master of lyrics now leads into tell you lifes what you make of it, take chances, celebrate life, dont thrive on what has happened, and if you look into a mirror (a looking glass) the person looking back at you holds all the answers, its YOU!
One of my dad's best friends was Oasis' tour harmonica player so he would play the solo in the live version of this song. His name is Mark Feltham, fronts an old band called Nine Below Zer0.
Anyways I asked him, because I was really baffled. He said the song was actually about the holocaust(he has it from the horses mouth), if you look at the lyrics it almost seems obvious. Especially the title of the song.
I can see how all the other interpretations work aswell though!