This song is about pushing on towards a goal in the face of the hurdles and setbacks life throws up along the way, and not giving up on yourself.
The general idea is "Buck up, son. Nobody said this was going to be easy. But you can do it!"
The refrain is about motivating the listener to not stop, to keep going, to dig deep, to act like you want it! If you're going to go for a goal, go for it with everything you've got. If you're going to go down, go down giving it everything you've got.
The narrator in the lyrics alternates. In some lines, we hear the voice of "life." The discouraging voice, throwing roadblocks and set backs in your path. As you're trying to achieve a goal, each of these roadblocks is an opportunity to quit. To give up.
Examples of these lines:
"I'll pull you up and put you right back in your place,
I'll take you down and wipe that smile right off your face,
I'll watch you break, you're mine to take"
Then the lyrics flip to the voice of a motivating force:
"Get ready with the war cry. Let me hear you scream like you want it!"
All in all, I find this song motivating when I'm starting to feel knocked down. It reminds me that achieving a worthy goal isn't easy, and it isn't pretty. You will get punched, you will get bruised, you will get your ass kicked. You will get knocked down. When that happens, dig down, get up, and keep walking forward.
If you keep walking forward, nothing can stop you.
This song is about pushing on towards a goal in the face of the hurdles and setbacks life throws up along the way, and not giving up on yourself.
The general idea is "Buck up, son. Nobody said this was going to be easy. But you can do it!"
The refrain is about motivating the listener to not stop, to keep going, to dig deep, to act like you want it! If you're going to go for a goal, go for it with everything you've got. If you're going to go down, go down giving it everything you've got.
The narrator in the lyrics alternates. In some lines, we hear the voice of "life." The discouraging voice, throwing roadblocks and set backs in your path. As you're trying to achieve a goal, each of these roadblocks is an opportunity to quit. To give up.
Examples of these lines:
"I'll pull you up and put you right back in your place, I'll take you down and wipe that smile right off your face, I'll watch you break, you're mine to take"
Then the lyrics flip to the voice of a motivating force:
"Get ready with the war cry. Let me hear you scream like you want it!"
All in all, I find this song motivating when I'm starting to feel knocked down. It reminds me that achieving a worthy goal isn't easy, and it isn't pretty. You will get punched, you will get bruised, you will get your ass kicked. You will get knocked down. When that happens, dig down, get up, and keep walking forward.
If you keep walking forward, nothing can stop you.