It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill

It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill

You're trying too hard
Surrender
Give yourself in
You're trying too hard
You're trying too hard

It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill
Sweetly
It's not meant to be a strife
To enjoy
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill

It's warmer now lean into it
Unfold in a generous way
Surrender
Surrender
Undo
Undo

It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill

I'm praying
To be
In a generous mode
The kindness kind
The kindness kind
To share me
Quietly ecstatic

It's not meant to be a strife
It's not meant to be a struggle uphill

Undo
Undo if you're bleeding
Undo if you're sweating
Undo if you're crying

Undo
Undo


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  • +5
    General Comment

    If you're struggling through life, you're trying too hard. Release your control.

    rockymountains90on August 11, 2010   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    I think the message of this song is to “undo” our image or conception of the world – that the world, living in the world, isn’t supposed to be “a struggle up hill” - only the projects we build in our mind around it (the world) sometimes do make it uphill.

    drewdayon June 16, 2004   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    Pretty much the same message as "It's Not Up to You." It's about how sometimes you need to just go with the flow.

    Rikoon April 28, 2002   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    4 me the message is to not give up, no matter how bad your situation seems to be

    AgathaKavkaon September 10, 2002   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    I think its about just getting yourself out of something bad. Youre not supposed to be in that bad place, and you should do your best to get the hell out. Love it.

    periwinklebydayon April 12, 2004   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    This song means that you should not struggle to get things done. Life is not meant to be so hard. Just enjoy life and undo negative thoughts.

    GreenEyedBabeon November 27, 2004   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    This song is about the healing process. Sometimes we try very hard and end up failing, and hurt ourselves in the process. She's saying not to try so hard, but to enjoy now and let positive feelings flow freely. It's a very powerful song, I listen to it whenever I need to calm down or to regain hope.

    zarathustra gnosison October 13, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    It's beautiful. What does it mean to you? Go with this. It's just so beautiful. I think the meaning is pretty clear but i rarely pick her songs apart. I just feel.

    shesopaqueon April 18, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    It can be about first time sex.

    It can also be about inner struggles regarding personal identity and the masks we wear in society in order to be accepted. She encourages us to get rid of these masks and 'undo' all our learned behaviors that don't reflect our true feelings, but reflect what we think society deems an acceptable reaction to certain events/things (and thus we adopt them). In short: for people with low self-esteem, who step over their own true identity just to be accepted by others.

    Just BE yourself.

    CrippledClimberon August 23, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    If your fucked for whatever reason, go back to instict every time. Trust your head.

    Vesper_Teenon May 16, 2004   Link

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