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The world is neither fair nor unfair
The idea is just a way for us to understand
But the world is neither fair nor unfair
So one survives
The others die
And you always want a reason why
But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy for everyone
It doesn't speak a plan or any secret thing
No unseen sign or untold truth in anything...
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world where the sun always shines
And the birds always sing
Always sing...
The world is neither fair nor unfair
The idea is just a way for us to understand
No the world is neither fair nor unfair
So some survive
And others die
And you always want a reason why
But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy for everyone
It doesn't mean there has to be a way of things
No special sense that hidden hands are pulling strings
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
And it never is
You always want so much more than this
An endless sense of soul and an eternity of love
A sweet mother down below and a just father above
For living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world
Where the birds always sing
Another world
Where the sun always shines
Another world
Where nothing ever dies
The idea is just a way for us to understand
But the world is neither fair nor unfair
So one survives
The others die
And you always want a reason why
But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy for everyone
It doesn't speak a plan or any secret thing
No unseen sign or untold truth in anything...
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world where the sun always shines
And the birds always sing
Always sing...
The world is neither fair nor unfair
The idea is just a way for us to understand
No the world is neither fair nor unfair
So some survive
And others die
And you always want a reason why
But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy for everyone
It doesn't mean there has to be a way of things
No special sense that hidden hands are pulling strings
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
And it never is
You always want so much more than this
An endless sense of soul and an eternity of love
A sweet mother down below and a just father above
For living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world
Where the birds always sing
Another world
Where the sun always shines
Another world
Where nothing ever dies
Lyrics submitted by oofus, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 05:45
"Where the Birds Always Sing" as written by Robert James Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'donnell, Perry Bamonte, Jason Toop Cooper
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Am I the only one who gets major Taoist vibes from this line?
This idea applied to the lyrics about it not being enough to live on in others' memories is pretty powerful. I think he's saying that you need to exist and live without worrying about some sort of truth, just doing things you believe to be right in the moment.
taoist in action (simply existing in the world) but i dont think it is in thought (taoism believes there to be a fundamental truth)
It REALLY bugs me that some of The Cure's songs are in all caps though.
A hard pill to swallow... Robert smith has a way with words I would chop my arms off for.
wonderful bass line by the way
The song (and the book) is about the vanity of life, all religion is a form of cowardice as people bury themselves in the arrogance that we are the most important creatures, which of course we aren't.
We try to justify all the bad things by insisting there is a different between good and evil, when really all there is is fundamental beliefs and ignorance.
"The world is neither fair nor unfair"
These are only human concepts, words to try and understand ourselves. People die, that's all their is to it. Probably anyway.
Very heavy stuff, but I believe it.
Humans don't like the idea of not being in control, or not having something in control, and so religion and other faith has cropped up throughout history to allow people to believe that there's some sense where there really isn't because helps people sleep at night.
Now I'm rambling, so I'll shut up.
Anyway, I love this song, it's my favourite from Bloodflowers.
The song is about existentialism, there is no fair nor unfair. We all die and the only way we can live on in the world is how we impact others.