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Oblivius

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[Verse 1]
Unchain me
It's not my midnight yet
Act like a fox but think like a sheep (Wall Street)
Unchain me
Cause this is my bank’s advice
We’re gonna give it back to you
Some other day

[Pre-Chorus]
Take off from the runway
Thinking of a sad day
Racing down the highway
Looking at me sideways

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Verse 2]
Unchain me
It’s time
I know the way uptown
Unchain me
I've waited for the time
Get you with your pyjamas on

[Pre-Chorus]
Take off from the runway
Thinking of a sad day
Playing with his new toys
Looking at the sad boys

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Bridge]
And we take
What we like from them
And then say
“What do you want from me?”

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge 2]
Don’t wait so long
Way too long
They wait too long
I can’t stay awake too long
You never wait for some
Other generation
I’ll wait somewhere
Alone
Get it in your head, get out of (my way)

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Outro]
Ohhhh

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mellow_harsher On Jan 28, 2019

[Verse 1]
Unchain me
It's not my midnight yet
Act like a fox but think like a sheep (Wall Street)
Unchain me
Cause this is my bank’s advice
We’re gonna give it back to you
Some other day

[Pre-Chorus]
Take off from the runway
Thinking of a sad day
Racing down the highway
Looking at me sideways

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Verse 2]
Unchain me
It’s time
I know the way uptown
Unchain me
I've waited for the time
Get you with your pyjamas on

[Pre-Chorus]
Take off from the runway
Thinking of a sad day
Playing with his new toys
Looking at the sad boys

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Bridge]
And we take
What we like from them
And then say
“What do you want from me?”

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side are you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side you standing on?
What side you standing on?

[Outro]
Ohhhh

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2019-01-28 21:58:52

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by Itsnat

8m ago

My interpretation towards this can lead me to the conclusion of the individual who has 2 mix personalities, thus having a hard time to choose what they are or more of understanding who they are due to the queries of misunderstandement of themselves. Another interpretation can be the person singing about someone who acts different but want them to be on their side fully, but its never standing with them. Making them bored of waiting for them to change, which can mean them starting to understand their own worth by the end of the song. But then again, I might be reaching in these interpretations :D

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