To me, the title of the song means "We are better/richer people by letting ourselves hurt for our own pain and for others." All that we let bother us, make us more present in the world around us.
The rest of the song is fairly straightforward, talking about how death is significant and inevitable, and it's okay to hurt for them. It's okay to be soft. "Dust in our eyes our own boots kicked up" is talking about hurting ourselves along the way, and it's okay to hurt and grieve for yourself too.
The artist disagrees that all this rushing and progress is really forward-progress and doesn't see evidence of it. She points to parts of our world that she thinks are still regressive, like our political and religious powers.
In the end, it's the love in our lives and the pain in our lives that makes those lives rich.
First, thanks for correcting the lyrics!
To me, the title of the song means "We are better/richer people by letting ourselves hurt for our own pain and for others." All that we let bother us, make us more present in the world around us.
The rest of the song is fairly straightforward, talking about how death is significant and inevitable, and it's okay to hurt for them. It's okay to be soft. "Dust in our eyes our own boots kicked up" is talking about hurting ourselves along the way, and it's okay to hurt and grieve for yourself too.
The artist disagrees that all this rushing and progress is really forward-progress and doesn't see evidence of it. She points to parts of our world that she thinks are still regressive, like our political and religious powers.
In the end, it's the love in our lives and the pain in our lives that makes those lives rich.