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The Way of Your World Lyrics
It's all been done before and
No one can listen to anyone's answers
They're drifting farther everyday
And they say
We hold our hands to block the sun
We blame the light for what we’ve done
We look away so We’ll forget what We’ve become
First take what you want
Then you throw it away
This is the way of their world
Don't know what you've got
Until it's taken away
This is the way of your
world
When the night falls you know who you are
And you cast reflections as the mirror gathers rust
It’s so safe and lonely with you
Lovers ripping in two
Grind away till nothing’s left
There’s nothing left inside
First take what you want
Then you throw it away
This is the way of their world
Don't know what you've got
Until it's taken away
This is the way of your world
Your lives will fade before their time
And you’ll never say goodbye
The end of all the things you know
And all of what you can be
It’s fading fast before you
No one can listen to anyone's answers
They're drifting farther everyday
And they say
We blame the light for what we’ve done
We look away so We’ll forget what We’ve become
Then you throw it away
This is the way of their world
Don't know what you've got
Until it's taken away
This is the way of your
world
And you cast reflections as the mirror gathers rust
It’s so safe and lonely with you
Lovers ripping in two
Grind away till nothing’s left
There’s nothing left inside
Then you throw it away
This is the way of their world
Don't know what you've got
Until it's taken away
This is the way of your world
Your lives will fade before their time
And you’ll never say goodbye
And all of what you can be
It’s fading fast before you
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The first verse seems pretty easy to grasp.
also, this song seems to be about two people, lovers. breaking up. The CHORUS to me, the first part anyway "first take what you want and then you throw it away, this is the way of their world" seems to be his lover, who he generalizes as a group of people - who gets what they want, and discards it.
The second part "don't know what you got till it's taken away" - to me is It hits him like a brick, cause he didn't realize what he had until his lover discarded him.
This song could be about so many things. World problems, love, family, friends, maybe people in general..
Here's what Ari wrote in an interview about the song:
"TWOYW- in GENERAL: A commentary on the unexamined life that many people lead: replete with abdication of responsibility- and ultimately how the writer (that's me) feels that this world is not his own (because although I understand, I cannot relate).
In specific- the first lines are defeatist- the idea that even though the "answers" have been around forever, no one cares enough to listen to them. It goes on to reference Plato's Cave, with the idea that the denizens blame knowledge for their unhappiness, and would rather live ignorant than self aware and vigilant.
The chorus is pretty self explanatory- when you don't know what you are and subsequently, what your purpose is, you never know what you really want or need.
The second verse hits on the idea that even the most self deluded or ignorant tend to have moments of clarity, and these often occur in the night time, when no one is around to distract or impress- but even then, projection on other people occurs.
Finally, the idea of a person with great internal conflict, and the analogy of the feelings that people have in a dimming relationship (afraid to end for need of safety but running out of the love that sustained it) and how that drains energy and life. And the wasted potential of the self aware human being resulting in a "death" before the body. The things we want define who we are- so know who you are, and you can get what you want!"
Here's what Ari wrote in an interview about the song:
"TWOYW- in GENERAL: A commentary on the unexamined life that many people lead: replete with abdication of responsibility- and ultimately how the writer (that's me) feels that this world is not his own (because although I understand, I cannot relate).
In specific- the first lines are defeatist- the idea that even though the "answers" have been around forever, no one cares enough to listen to them. It goes on to reference Plato's Cave, with the idea that the denizens blame knowledge for their unhappiness, and would rather live ignorant than self aware and vigilant.
The chorus is pretty self explanatory- when you don't know what you are and subsequently, what your purpose is, you never know what you really want or need.
The second verse hits on the idea that even the most self deluded or ignorant tend to have moments of clarity, and these often occur in the night time, when no one is around to distract or impress- but even then, projection on other people occurs.
Finally, the idea of a person with great internal conflict, and the analogy of the feelings that people have in a dimming relationship (afraid to end for need of safety but running out of the love that sustained it) and how that drains energy and life. And the wasted potential of the self aware human being resulting in a "death" before the body. The things we want define who we are- so know who you are, and you can get what you want!"
When I saw "we blame the light for what we've done," I thought of how people sometimes blame God for what's happening to them.
Just a thought