""Your life is ending one minute at a time Check the clock and stand in line Hibernate till your till your life's passed you by Please stop living like you're waiting to die Keep up keep up don't get left behind Don't slip up slip up chase that finish line They don't want you believing That your life deserves a meaning Weary souls trying to forget That we're all puppets with a lifetime debt What a feeling built to break Happiness with an expiry date Please stop living like you're waiting to die Please stop living like you're waiting to die Stitched into our lives drained until we expire Weary souls trying to forget That we're all puppets with a lifetime debt We're all weary souls trying to forget Keep two eyes on that intangible finish line In this race we're all reduced to vermin Keep two eyes on that intangible finish line In this race we're all reduced we're all reduced to vermin Stitched into our lives drained until we expire Your life is ending one minute at a time Weary souls trying to forget That we're all puppets with a lifetime debt""


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    I think this song is a "not giving up" song, Not letting people tell you that you are not worth it or that you cant achieve something. Life is too short to be pushed around.

    "Keep up, keep up, Don't get left behind Don't slip up, slip up Chase that finish line They don't want you believing That your life deserves a meaning."

    The rest of the lyrics just describe what people want you to think about yourself, but ultimately this song to me is just saying that no matter what they say you can achieve your "intangible finish line" or goals.

    crash25andyon March 17, 2015   Link

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