Lyric discussion by TaiyedIam 

Cover art for Other Side Of Things lyrics by 311

311 never writes about how "shitty" the world is. This is exactly what "Love is a Stream" points out. (Good song by the way, purpose is super melodic). This is about being optimistic throughout the rougher times. It's definately not concuring with the cliche annotation that "this world sucks." You must look through the dark to find the light, optimistics grow, refuse to be jaded and enjoy this world for its beauty and complexity, don't focus so much on its flaws.