Easy Way Out Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DottedDee 

Cover art for Easy Way Out lyrics by Gotye

The way to true happiness is hard. The "surface of life" is enjoying all these material things and giving into human desires. The voices are talking whenever he indulges, "Is it really worth it? You're wasting your time focusing on these little things. You should let go of your secular desires). Hangin' around with people who are also indulging is supposed to make him happy, but it gets him down because he wishes it was easier to quit all this.

"It's easy to keep busy when you tell yourself you're traveling right." The Western way of life is the way to go! It's good to work and acquire material wealth and socialize with friends with drinks and games... right?

I wonder, why did it only take "17 seconds"?

My Interpretation

@DottedDee I just realized he's saying 17 seconds for a reason... that's like how long an affirmation takes to work... look that up! 17 seconds affirmation/energy