Ordinary Man
Ordinary Struggle: A Flock of Seagulls' Anthem for Everyday Heroes
Lyrics
Wasting your life away in a factory
Expresses the idea of spending life working in a factory, possibly in a mundane or unfulfilling way.
Doesn't make it right
Acknowledges that the situation mentioned in the first line is not morally justified.
There's a price to pay for what you need
Suggests that fulfilling one's needs comes with a cost or consequence.
So you better start to fight
Encourages resistance and implies the need to stand up for oneself.
You have the eyes to see what's going down
Highlights the ability to perceive and understand what is happening around.
But you can tell if it's a lie
Questions the ability to discern truth from falsehood.
If you had the power to change this world around
Poses a hypothetical scenario where the individual has the power to change the world.
Would the innocent still die
Raises the ethical dilemma of whether innocence would still suffer even with the power to change.
But I'm just an ordinary man
Self-identification as an ordinary person, emphasizing relatability.
I'm doing everything I can
Expresses the commitment to making a difference within the limitations of being an ordinary person.
I just want to raise my family
Desire to provide and care for one's family.
I'm just an ordinary man
Reiterates the ordinary nature of the speaker.
Are you blinded by what you see on the TV screen
Raises awareness about potential blindness induced by media portrayal.
To the devils and their plans
References malevolent forces and their hidden agendas.
Does the blood of a dying man
Ponders the impact of societal issues on an individual's conscience.
Or a starving child wash right off your hands
Questions whether individuals are unaffected by the suffering of others.
But I'm just an ordinary man
Reiteration of being an ordinary person amid global challenges.
I'm doing everything I can
Continues the commitment to making a positive impact.
I just want to raise my family
Reaffirms the desire for a stable and nurturing family life.
Yes I'm just an ordinary guy
Emphasizes the speaker's humility and lack of grand ambitions.
And I'm not reaching for the sky
States contentment with a modest life.
It don't make no difference to me
Asserts that external achievements have no bearing on the speaker's happiness.
But I'm just an ordinary man
Reiteration of being an ordinary person with family aspirations.
I just want to raise my family
Reaffirms the focus on family and domestic life.
Yes I'm just an ordinary guy
Restates the speaker's unpretentious nature.
And I'm not reaching for the sky
Reiterates the lack of ambitious goals.
It don't make no difference you see
Emphasizes that external circumstances do not affect the speaker's contentment.
Cause I'm just an ordinary man
Reiteration of being an ordinary person with an elusive understanding.
Something you'll never understand
Expresses frustration at others' inability to comprehend the speaker's perspective.
Why can't you just let me be
Pleads for acceptance of the speaker's ordinary existence.
I'm just an ordinary man
Final affirmation of being an ordinary person seeking understanding and acceptance.
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