AFI

Charles Atlas

Embrace Change: AFI's Reflection on Shifting Paradigms
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Lyrics

You've seen it all a thousand times

You've experienced everything repeatedly

(You've seen it all a thousand times)

(Reiteration of having seen everything a thousand times)

You've heard it all before

You're familiar with all the information

(You've heard it all before)

(Reiteration of being familiar with everything before)


You've danced the steps

You've participated in the routine steps

You wrote the rhymes

You've created the lyrics

So passe, too many times

It's become outdated, repeated too often

But you're hollow at the core

You lack substance at your core


Two generations passed you by

Two generations have surpassed you

(Two generations passed you by)

(Reiteration of being surpassed by two generations)

You think there's nothing left

You believe there's nothing new

(You think there's nothing left)

(Reiteration of thinking there's nothing new)


But look around and you will see

Observe and you'll realize the current state of our world

What our world has grown to be

We represent the present, not the past

We are the now, not the past

(Reiteration of being the present, not the past)


Can't you even try to see

Make an effort to recognize

The strength with which we've built ourselves to be

We've built ourselves with strength

I know that you will never be

You won't be able to destroy our essence

Able to destroy what it's meant to be

(Reiteration of the inability to destroy our essence)


You've never seen the likes of us

You haven't encountered individuals like us before

(You've never seen the likes of us)

(Reiteration of being a unique novelty)

We are your novelty

We are something new and attention-grabbing

(We are your novelty)

(Reiteration of being a novelty)


A brand new trend with mass appeal

We're a popular trend with widespread appeal

Don't like the truth, don't like what's real

You dislike the truth and authenticity

You're jumping into something you'll never understand

You're engaging in something you don't comprehend


You think that it's a passing phase

You believe it's a temporary phenomenon

(You think that it's a passing phase)

(Reiteration of thinking it's temporary)

It's our entire life

For us, it's a lifelong commitment

(It's our entire life)

(Reiteration of it being a lifelong commitment)


You revel in rebellious ways

You enjoy nonconformist behavior

Rebellion that the media made

Rebellion shaped by the media

When you change your channel

When you change your perspective, we'll challenge your beliefs

We'll smash your TV

(Reiteration of challenging beliefs when the perspective changes)


Can't you even try to see

Make an effort to recognize

The strength with which we've built ourselves to be

We've constructed ourselves with strength

I know that you will never be

You won't be able to destroy our essence

Able to destroy what it's meant to me

(Reiteration of the inability to destroy our essence)


Can't you even try to see

Make an effort to recognize

The strength with which we've built ourselves to be

We've built ourselves with strength

I know that you will never be

You won't be able to destroy our essence

Able to destroy what it's meant to me

(Reiteration of the inability to destroy our essence)

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