Not By a Long Shot Lyrics

Lyric discussion by thingsgreen 

Cover art for Not By a Long Shot lyrics by Paulson

i get a vibe from that this song implies humanities carelessness and abandonment to eachother and the earth. at first our wrongs ("crimes") and 'handed over' to maybe something/one greater? im mean, maybe a god of some sort? no? yes? okok...and then

"they'll throw the book at us"...the older generations so used to the conformed to the way things are will reject the us, the young. they'll give up. "and they're aiming for our young but they'll miss by a long shot." but we move on and progress without them. "it's the luxury of youth that allows us to see a different side."