| Julian Plenti – Only If You Run Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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-{ I've had my frustrations about the pains of daily life -{ I've tasted degradation and found the lace and candle light The way this is phrased and spoken, sounds like it could be paraphrased simply in to "I've had my share of troubles" which is easier to translate: -----------------> Everybody goes through depressing situations at one time or another. -{ But we have the weights, we have the measures of our days and nights -{ I've had my frustrations, but now, I've found my place We make do. We deal with these situations as best we can. We can control enough of what we have to give ourselves a chance to make something more of our earth-bound situations. ---- Simplified more: Yes, it's tough, but we cope. -{ And you will make it -{ But only if you run These lines are the ones that really get you pumped up. It redirects any bad beliefs you have about your current situation by saying "if you fight hard and long enough (if you run, not walk or sit around waiting), you will come up with a solution (you will make it)" -{ These lonely dedications I've found, they bring me peace and light -{ When three-fold applications of doubt surround my fate, you might say -{ We have the weights, we have to wage an assault on what it is -{ 'Cause harmless medications abound, and you're not sick I think its best to go line for line with this verse:[ .These lonely dedications I've found, they bring me peace and light. ==== Personal ambitions and undertakings are what give us a drive, give us something to do and live for. They serve as a distraction that is acceptable to sustain our will to live. .When three-fold applications of doubt surround my fate, you might say. ==== So many issues contradict all our beliefs. No matter what your beliefs are there are strong philosophies that can counter them and make you question yourself. But it’s not just one opposing idea, it’s more. Everything you think and decide can be attacked from multiple angles, and generally the things you pay attention to and love the most WILL be attacked from multiple angles. This effectively makes you question who you are and centres depression once again by making us feel useless, defunct, incapable etc…. .We have the weights. We have to wage an assault on what it is. ==== An overwhelming desire to crush whatever is depressing us. We are filled with hatred for the opposition. More directly it is saying we have to go out of our way to directly confront the issue. .'Cause harmless medications abound, and you're not sick. ====The medication is harmless to you and to the issue. It’s a time waster or a distraction. But foremost it creates an idea in your head that the depression you are experiencing is ‘wrong’ and unnatural. In truth EVERYONE goes through similar experiences at times. Everyone you know, even your greatest heroes will experience doubt and depression because that is the world we live in. From birth we are taught that medication is an assault on a ‘problem/illness’ which makes anti-depressant medication of any kind sound like it is trying to ‘repair’ a person to a ‘natural’ state. Unfortunately for the medication that natural state does not exist on this planet. You will make it But only if you run Surprise Surprise Surprise Surprise === Who could ever really interpret this? This repetition of the word surprise could be construed to be left open (more open than normal art) to interpretation on purpose. So any person can look at it and gather there on assumptions. I’ll guess a few possible interpretations… 1. You will surprise yourself with your own strength if you put up a good fight. 2. As you continue to learn and do battle with the every-day world (that is naturally challenging and complex) you will find yourself hit with new surprises continuously (good and bad). In the end it can be surmised that this is all that life consists of when you detract the common pattern. 3. If the information in the song is new to you, you could be simply ‘surprised’ at the possibility of the idea. As if the singer is saying “It’s hard to believe but it’s true. Don’t try to understand. Just do it”. And I’m certain there’s plenty of other ways you can analyse the same word repeated four times. You will make it But only if you run |
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