Man of the Moment Lyrics
could be why you see just distance in his eyes
he could be watching ashes grow,
where all your best seeds were just now sown
but for all I know there's far more I don't
so son don't seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree
just like Abe you can't think twice
when offered your piece of the franchise
now every kid expects a birthright
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
if you can choose the time and place and what you'll sacrifice
we'll all get our piece of the dream
and the have-nots will have to take another hit for the team
well that's just how it's always been
But if I never hear that shit again I'll live and live and live
and whatever made the world go round before
is probably what will keep it going round after they're gone
but for all I know there's much more I don't
now it's your turn, it's your turn to deliver
hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother,
what's the measure of a man, made to measure
made to measure
the second verse makes me think is a father telling his son that he must earn his place in the world and that he is not going to be sheltered by his family: "new rays of light must fight for a place between the leaves, so son don't seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree"
I'm thinking it's more like, if you want to go a different way, not just marry and work, and have kids, there's nothing set up for you. Society's set in this way of doing things. 'Cause : "just like Abe you can't think twice when offered your piece of the franchise" You end up getting in line, because you can have it made if you conform(piece of the franchise) "now every kid expects a birthright" And you fall in line also because the idea of having children grows on you, and it's now that you should start thinking of their future....
I'm thinking it's more like, if you want to go a different way, not just marry and work, and have kids, there's nothing set up for you. Society's set in this way of doing things. 'Cause : "just like Abe you can't think twice when offered your piece of the franchise" You end up getting in line, because you can have it made if you conform(piece of the franchise) "now every kid expects a birthright" And you fall in line also because the idea of having children grows on you, and it's now that you should start thinking of their future.
I'm thinking it's more like, if you want to go a different way, not just marry and work, and have kids, there's nothing set up for you. Society's set in this way of doing things. 'Cause : "just like Abe you can't think twice when offered your piece of the franchise" You end up getting in line, because you can have it made if you conform(piece of the franchise) "now every kid expects a birthright" And you fall in line also because the idea of having children grows on you, and it's now that you should start thinking of their future....
I'm thinking it's more like, if you want to go a different way, not just marry and work, and have kids, there's nothing set up for you. Society's set in this way of doing things. 'Cause : "just like Abe you can't think twice when offered your piece of the franchise" You end up getting in line, because you can have it made if you conform(piece of the franchise) "now every kid expects a birthright" And you fall in line also because the idea of having children grows on you, and it's now that you should start thinking of their future.
This one has a lot of the same science vs belief as Have You Fallen.