i think the song is about how superficious people are...or CHOOSE to be.
we look away for the things we do not want to see.
or we don't care enough to REALLY look.
we look.
we see.
we judge
and we hardly ever take the time to dig deeper. to talk to a person.
hey, you look like this or that. but are you FEELING like that?
what is going on in your life?
are you okay? (and really MEANING that question. not just an empty question.)
a little child. dancing in her tutu.
oh...she must be so happy. what a lovely child.
but...why does not anybody see the bruises on her arms or other places?
don't they REALLY see it? or are they choosing to look away because it is 'none of their business' ?
we look. we judge.
little girl. dancing. so: happy.
WRONG !!!
a young girl. looking good. not an gram of fat on her body.
she is spinning. dizzy? for hunger?
is she dieting when it is not needed?
why does nobody take the time to ASK?
we look. we judge. young, slender, so: happy.
WRONG !!!
a young woman in a weddingdress.
make up. hair nicely done.
she has someone who wants to marry her.
why did not anybody ask her how she felt about that marriage?
did she feel pressed into it?
did she not see another way, perhaps?
maybe the guy beats her, and she did not dare to leave him?
we look. we judge.
young. going to marry. beautiful. so: happy.
WRONG!
then...that last woman of the song.
homeless. almost without any possions. ony two bags.
abandoned by her family.
all on her own.
obviously this woman will not be pretty.
she will have no make-up in her 2 bags.
no place to live. so most likely her hair won't be perfect.
most likely she will even be dirty.
slept in her cloths
we look. we judge.
dirty. wrinkled cloths. apparantly homeless.
so: unhappy.
but... if you talk to a homeless person, you will find out that not ALL homeless people are unhappy.
some of them have the nicest of dreams.
some of them actually CHOOSE to live like that.
some of them feel free and independant lving like that.
we look. we judge.
but what we actually SHOULD be doing is: CARE. and TALK and LISTEN. really LISTEN.
i think the song is about how superficious people are...or CHOOSE to be. we look away for the things we do not want to see. or we don't care enough to REALLY look. we look. we see. we judge and we hardly ever take the time to dig deeper. to talk to a person. hey, you look like this or that. but are you FEELING like that? what is going on in your life? are you okay? (and really MEANING that question. not just an empty question.)
a little child. dancing in her tutu. oh...she must be so happy. what a lovely child. but...why does not anybody see the bruises on her arms or other places? don't they REALLY see it? or are they choosing to look away because it is 'none of their business' ? we look. we judge. little girl. dancing. so: happy. WRONG !!!
a young girl. looking good. not an gram of fat on her body. she is spinning. dizzy? for hunger? is she dieting when it is not needed? why does nobody take the time to ASK? we look. we judge. young, slender, so: happy. WRONG !!!
a young woman in a weddingdress. make up. hair nicely done. she has someone who wants to marry her. why did not anybody ask her how she felt about that marriage? did she feel pressed into it? did she not see another way, perhaps? maybe the guy beats her, and she did not dare to leave him? we look. we judge. young. going to marry. beautiful. so: happy. WRONG!
then...that last woman of the song. homeless. almost without any possions. ony two bags. abandoned by her family. all on her own. obviously this woman will not be pretty. she will have no make-up in her 2 bags. no place to live. so most likely her hair won't be perfect. most likely she will even be dirty. slept in her cloths we look. we judge. dirty. wrinkled cloths. apparantly homeless. so: unhappy. but... if you talk to a homeless person, you will find out that not ALL homeless people are unhappy. some of them have the nicest of dreams. some of them actually CHOOSE to live like that. some of them feel free and independant lving like that.
we look. we judge. but what we actually SHOULD be doing is: CARE. and TALK and LISTEN. really LISTEN.
that is what i think this song means.