This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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New Day Rising Lyrics as written by Grant Vernon Hart Bob Mould
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Well, the live version has an extra line about "on and on it goes, it goes and goes and goes"
And yes, there are a multitude of ways for this to be interpreted.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements. The building volume and attitude of saying the title phrase over and over and over occurs because the singer is realizing he’s been lied to his whole life and is pissed off about that.