its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
to make a mountain of
your life Is just a choice
but I never learned enough
to listen to the voice that told me
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
don't wait till the finish line
slow demands come around
squeeze the air and keep the rest out
it helps to write it down
even when you then cross it out
bu always love
hate will get you every time
always love
even when you ought to fight
self-directed lives
i want to know what it'd be like to
aim so high above
every card that you get dealt you
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
hate will get you
and i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
you said
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
to make a mountain of
your life is just a choice
but I never learned enough
to listen to the voice that told me
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
hate will get you
i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
i've been held back by something
iou said to me quietly on the stairs
you said
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
your life Is just a choice
but I never learned enough
to listen to the voice that told me
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
don't wait till the finish line
slow demands come around
squeeze the air and keep the rest out
it helps to write it down
even when you then cross it out
bu always love
hate will get you every time
always love
even when you ought to fight
self-directed lives
i want to know what it'd be like to
aim so high above
every card that you get dealt you
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
hate will get you
and i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
you said
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
to make a mountain of
your life is just a choice
but I never learned enough
to listen to the voice that told me
always love
hate will get you every time
always love
hate will get you
i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
i've been held back by something
iou said to me quietly on the stairs
you said
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
hey, you good ones
Lyrics submitted by RomanCandle, edited by tetsuo29
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It is interesting that I always took the first lines to be
"to make a mountain of your life is just a choice"
Like, the way they are separated it's like he's saying that he's about to (or some people have) "make a mountain of" (exaggerate) the idea of "your life is just a choice"
That is, this is a stupid assumption - life is determined in so many ways that life is not just about choice.
Then the rest follows like in Fearabbit's interpretation
But then by browsing through the comments I understand now that the most direct reading would be
to make a mountain of your life is just a choice
So I'm conflicted, because I do like fearabbit's interpretation but I don't know how it squares with this reading of the opening lives.