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| Portugal. The Man – Once Was One Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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What I get from this song is that we all come from the same fundamental life. We are born, we live, we die, and are born again. We all turn on, we all turn off. We all share similar characteristics that are commonly overlooked... to live, to love, to create. We are all born of the same light and with the light you gave me I shall live and die and give that light to new life. |
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| Portugal. The Man – Head Is a Flame (Cool With It) Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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It tells the story of a child born into a contrived life and his path to enlightenment, escaping the boundaries of expected societal norms and realizing true freedom. Growing up he is molded into following a certain path, but through his own experiences starts to feel this burning sensation in his head. Something is "strange" and unnatural about what he is supposed to care about, especially money. What is this paper that people will do almost anything to acquire? Apathy and anger builds over the constructed trivial nature of human existence. This sensation moves from the head to the entire body until it is bursting from his eyes. He sees everything around him for what it actually is. He is reborn as a child of the universe. He is enlightened and now engrossed with what he sees to be truth and natural. Notice the change to the past tense... "My head was a flame". He is at peace with his existence and has rediscovered himself and what it means to be alive. |
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