This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Hey, come inside
While I stand here acting bold
Can't stand to feel this way
Clear out the cobwebs in my soul
This time I turn around
And things have changed
Now I don't feel the same
Start a fight
I can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
Now I don't see
Things the way I did before
Can't stand to feel this way
Things important yesterday
Don't matter anymore
It doesn't make any sense
To feel so different day to day
(Can't stand to feel this way)
When nothing's changed except for me
While I stand here acting bold
Can't stand to feel this way
Clear out the cobwebs in my soul
This time I turn around
And things have changed
Now I don't feel the same
Start a fight
I can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
Now I don't see
Things the way I did before
Can't stand to feel this way
Things important yesterday
Don't matter anymore
It doesn't make any sense
To feel so different day to day
(Can't stand to feel this way)
When nothing's changed except for me
Lyrics submitted by Matt
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
To me this song is more about not understanding myself, how it is possible that one day I like a girl and the next day I don't, without anything changed except for me...
It's about growing up, every few weeks your opinions on something completely changes, and it keeps doing this. It makes you feel like shit because you feel like a hypocrit, and you feel stupid for your older ideas. That, and it's stressful to change every other week.
@schaferhund <br /> Identity crisis, for sure. Its happening to me right now. Dexter's lyrics are flawless
It's like when you're feeling like shit, and it's almost as if the whole world is fucked up besides you, but really, you're the one who's having problems and you have to deal with them yourself.
IT's like when you are trying to find yourself in the fucked up worl that we live in today. And you try so damn hard to figure out who you are as a person, and what the hell you are doing here on this earth, and just when youthink you've got it. Just when you think you know who you are, you don't.
To me this song is about figuring yourself out, and then just when you think you know who you are, something new challenges you and makes you change your beliefs. As a result, opinions you've held your whole life are challenged by your new ideals. In the end, you're frustrated that you have to re-evaluate your opinion of yourself.
i'm a guy, but this song helps me understand pms. female emotions are fucked up and totally beyond me.
btw, i don't think the offspring are feminine at all, but listening to the lyrics does bring perspective.
lol neovulcan.........anyway Sum 41 totally ripped off this riff!!!...I agree with mep8503's interpretation...
lmao neovulcan... interesting view on it. pms sucks alot. yeah i agree with everyone, it's about trying to find yourself and once you think you've finally figured yourself out something happens and you're forced to rethink your beliefs and such. in other words confusion and an identity crisis? or something like that
A kick-ass song, about how you can feel so good about something the other, and the next thing you know, you feel like it couldn't be worse. And Neovulcan, that's true, however random it may be... But I keep thing about the "start a fight, can't defend" and it makes a lot of sense--if you're always changing how you feel about things, how are you supposed to give a valid argument on a certain decision? Unless Dexter's talking about a physical fight, which is just as possible. Also, I'd like to say that American Hi-Fi's "Flavor of the Week" bears strong similarities to this song.