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serpentsounds OP t1_iub0wha wrote

Reply to comment by Competitive_Vast9832 in What song inspires you most? by serpentsounds

I actually really like this song & its got a nice bass line and beat to it

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Competitive_Vast9832 t1_iub2l4t wrote

The words are ones to live your life by.

"You are the crown of creation and you've got no place to go. Soon you'll have taken the stability you strive for, in the only way that it's granted: in a place among the fossils of our time."

Sounds a bit like Kanye trashing his career, doesn't it?

Then there's the punchline:

"Life is change. How it differs from the rocks. I've seen their ways too often for my liking. New worlds to gain. My life is to survive and be alive for you."

I first heard the song when I was about 9 or 10 years old and while I didn't understand the words at the time, at 55 I do, and I realise that one song shaped the way I live my life -- frugally and as offgrid as is feasible. I have indeed lived my life so far to survive and be alive for you.

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serpentsounds OP t1_iud2qk0 wrote

I really like that analysis, especially the part 'life is change'. It's like nothing will be the same forever so you may as well live in the moment

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