When we were young we never cared
And now we're scared of jumping in
Like we've forgotten how to swim
But if we try and if we tread then we can teach ourselves again
'Cause its worth the chance we take
When we were young we never cared
And now we're scared of jumping in
Like we've forgotten how to swim
But I think that we should try
And we could tread
'Cause if we never take another dip again
We'll never know the joy that failure brings
Just a couple tiny corrections. I took a while trying to figure this part out because it is my favorite part of the song.
As for the meaning of this part, personally I see it as a way of saying that we need to take the chances we get.
When we are young we don't take very many chances with unfamiliar things and when we grow up we forget how to take chances altogether. (Like we've forgotten how to swim) I think that its saying that we need to learn to take those chances (teach ourselves again) because life is too short. I also think that its saying that no matter the result of the chance you take, you will never know if you dont take it. Its worth it even if you fail terribly. ('cause if we never take another dip again we'll never know the joy the failure brings)
To summarize, I think it's promoting Carpe Diem. Seize the day! Life is too short to hesitate
When we were young we never cared And now we're scared of jumping in Like we've forgotten how to swim But if we try and if we tread then we can teach ourselves again 'Cause its worth the chance we take When we were young we never cared And now we're scared of jumping in Like we've forgotten how to swim But I think that we should try And we could tread 'Cause if we never take another dip again We'll never know the joy that failure brings
Just a couple tiny corrections. I took a while trying to figure this part out because it is my favorite part of the song.
As for the meaning of this part, personally I see it as a way of saying that we need to take the chances we get.
When we are young we don't take very many chances with unfamiliar things and when we grow up we forget how to take chances altogether. (Like we've forgotten how to swim) I think that its saying that we need to learn to take those chances (teach ourselves again) because life is too short. I also think that its saying that no matter the result of the chance you take, you will never know if you dont take it. Its worth it even if you fail terribly. ('cause if we never take another dip again we'll never know the joy the failure brings)
To summarize, I think it's promoting Carpe Diem. Seize the day! Life is too short to hesitate