Lyrics
One, two, one, two, three
Introductory counting and rhythm for the song.
Me and all my friends
Reference to the speaker and their friends.
We're all misunderstood
Feeling of being misunderstood collectively.
They say we stand for nothing and
Criticism of the perception that they stand for nothing.
There's no way we ever could
Doubt about their ability to make a significant change.
Now we see everything that's going wrong
Awareness of global issues and problems.
With the world and those who lead it
Critique of world leaders and their actions.
We just feel like we don't have the means
Feeling powerless to effect change.
To rise above and beat it
Perception of lacking the means to overcome challenges.
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Expression of continuous waiting for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Reiteration of waiting for the world to change.
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Continuation of the waiting theme.
Waiting on the world to change
Repetition of the anticipation for change.
It's hard to beat the system
Acknowledgment of the difficulty in challenging the system.
When we're standing at a distance
Obstacle of standing at a distance from the system.
So we keep waiting (waiting)
Reiteration of waiting for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Continued waiting for the world to change.
Now if we had the power
Hypothetical scenario with the power to bring neighbors home from war.
To bring our neighbors home from war
Consequence of the hypothetical power mentioned.
They would have never missed a Christmas
Impact on holidays and family due to war.
No more ribbons on their door
Imagery of absence: no ribbons on doors for missing loved ones.
And when you trust your television
Caution about trusting information from television.
What you get is what you got
Result of trusting television: what is received is what is possessed.
Cause when they own the information, oh
Concern about information ownership and manipulation.
They can bend it all they want
Manipulation potential due to information ownership.
That's why we're waiting (waiting)
Returning to the theme of waiting for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Continued anticipation for a different world.
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Perpetuation of the theme: waiting for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Reiteration of waiting for the world to change.
It's not that we don't care
Acknowledgment that they care but see the fight as unfair.
We just know that the fight ain't fair
Recognition of the perceived unfairness in the struggle.
So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Continued waiting despite the acknowledged unfairness.
Waiting on the world to change
Repetition of the theme: waiting for the world to change.
And we're still waiting (waiting)
Perseverance in waiting for a change.
Waiting on the world to change
Continuous anticipation for a transformed world.
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Repetition of the waiting motif.
Waiting on the world to change
Enduring expectation for the world to change.
One day our generation
Hope for the future generation to lead the population.
Is gonna rule the population
Belief in the eventual rule of the speaker's generation.
So we keep on waiting (waiting)
Perseverance in waiting for a better world.
Waiting on the world to change
Continuation of the waiting theme.
No we keep on waiting (waiting)
Reiteration of the ongoing anticipation for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Continued waiting for the world to change.
We keep on waiting (waiting)
Perpetuation of the theme: waiting for change.
Waiting on the world to change
Enduring anticipation for a transformed world.
Waiting on the world to change
Repetition of the waiting motif.
Waiting on the world to change
Continuous anticipation for a changed world.
Waiting on the world to change.
Final repetition of waiting for the world to change.
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