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.
Joe lives with his folks at home
Smokes little plants he grows
Cool for a kids but today is the big 3 0
It seems all his hopes and dreams
Got lost in habitual friends
Now he is crying tears of
What have could have been
He is saying why oh why does my life pass by
Could it have been that all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
30 candles you blowin' none of
Which deserve a light
The only music you've been playin'
Is the anthem of why
Always dreamin' never doin' so they
Never did take flight
Still the music that your playin'
Is the anthem of why oh oh oh
Stacey dream't of becoming a pop queen
Suddenly when she turned 15
Everything changed
She found out she had 1 on the way
So she, took all the posters of Britney
Mariah, Beyonce and Whitney and
With her dreams
She threw them all away
She was saying why oh why if not for that night
Could it all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
All the hopin' all the wishin' girl
You traded for a night
And the music that your playin'
Is the anthem of why
Now your feelin' all your dreamin'
Was just a waste of time
So the song that's your singin'
Is the anthem of why
Oh oh oh
Always saying why oh why does my life pass by
Could it have been that all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
All the hopin' all the prayin'
Know they should have never died
But they faded when you traded how
4 the anthem of why
You gotta dream it gotta fell it if
You ever want to fly
Never sing it never play it
Its the anthem of why
Smokes little plants he grows
Cool for a kids but today is the big 3 0
It seems all his hopes and dreams
Got lost in habitual friends
Now he is crying tears of
What have could have been
He is saying why oh why does my life pass by
Could it have been that all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
30 candles you blowin' none of
Which deserve a light
The only music you've been playin'
Is the anthem of why
Always dreamin' never doin' so they
Never did take flight
Still the music that your playin'
Is the anthem of why oh oh oh
Stacey dream't of becoming a pop queen
Suddenly when she turned 15
Everything changed
She found out she had 1 on the way
So she, took all the posters of Britney
Mariah, Beyonce and Whitney and
With her dreams
She threw them all away
She was saying why oh why if not for that night
Could it all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
All the hopin' all the wishin' girl
You traded for a night
And the music that your playin'
Is the anthem of why
Now your feelin' all your dreamin'
Was just a waste of time
So the song that's your singin'
Is the anthem of why
Oh oh oh
Always saying why oh why does my life pass by
Could it have been that all this time saying why
You shoulda said how
All the hopin' all the prayin'
Know they should have never died
But they faded when you traded how
4 the anthem of why
You gotta dream it gotta fell it if
You ever want to fly
Never sing it never play it
Its the anthem of why
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Anthem of Why Lyrics as written by Guy Theodore Sebastian Christian Karlsson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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