Tear It Down
Unveiling Change: Andrea Shelly's 'Tear It Down' Echoes a Cry for Environmental Consciousness
Lyrics
They're burning down the old log building, higher
Symbolizing destruction of the old log building, possibly for development or economic purposes.
Selling out to business deals
Reference to selling out to business interests, suggesting a trade-off for profit.
Fuel for the fire
Describing the old building as fuel for the fire, emphasizing its sacrifice for progress.
Down the road a silent street is history
Reflecting on a silent street losing its historical significance due to development.
Now blacktop underneath my feet
Concrete transformation with blacktop replacing natural ground, signaling change.
I can feel the change in me
Personal transformation amidst the changing landscape.
Tear it down to the ground, what have you found?
Rhetorical question urging to analyze the consequences of tearing down and rebuilding.
Digging deeper, are you glory bound?
Encouraging a deeper examination of the motives, possibly questioning integrity.
For the price that we pay, the land that you take, is there a better way?
Raising concerns about the cost paid for progress and the impact on the environment.
Tear it down to the ground what have you found?
Repetition of the call to tear down, questioning the necessity and outcome.
Digging deeper are you glory bound?
Asking if the pursuit is driven by glory, possibly at the expense of nature.
For the price that we pay, the land you take, is there a better way?
Reiteration of concerns about the price paid for development and the need for alternatives.
Is there a better way?
Expressing a genuine quest for a better way, highlighting a search for alternatives.
They gave away the open fields
Reference to the loss of open fields for a restricted notion of freedom.
For fenced in freedom
Describing the trade-off between open spaces and constrained freedom.
And put-up signs on riverbeds
Signifying control over natural elements, possibly for economic gain.
Where will it lead them?
Raising questions about the consequences of such actions.
Down the road the buildings climb north to paradise
Illustrating the northward growth of buildings, emphasizing the unstoppable nature of development.
I can't stop the change I see
Acceptance of change but asserting personal agency in choosing one's identity.
But I can choose what I want to be
Empowerment in choosing personal values amidst external changes.
Tear it down to the ground, what have you found?
Reiteration of the call to tear down, prompting reflection on the outcomes.
Digging deeper, are you glory bound?
Emphasizing the importance of a thorough investigation into motives and consequences.
For the price that we pay, the land that you take, is there a better way?
Highlighting the environmental and societal costs of progress.
Tear it down to the ground what have you found?
Restating the call to tear down, questioning the necessity and impact.
Digging deeper are you glory bound?
Asking if the pursuit is driven by a desire for recognition or success.
For the price that we pay, the land you take, is there a better way?
Reiterating concerns about the price paid for development and the need for alternatives.
Is there a better way?
Persistent inquiry into finding a better way, emphasizing the search for alternatives.
Take a look at the promised land
Encouraging examination of a promised land and the consequences of its development.
Another tree falls, a better plan
Highlighting the sacrifice of nature for a supposedly better plan.
And the children play while they say
Contrasting environmental degradation with children playing, suggesting irony.
Take a look at the better plan
Encouraging scrutiny of the proposed better plan and its impact.
More people make more scars on the land
Pointing out the scars on the land caused by increased human activity.
Telling us oh to tear it down
Condemning the directive to tear down, signaling opposition to destructive actions.
Tear it down now
Urging immediate cessation of tearing down, expressing a sense of urgency.
Tear it down to the ground, what have you found?
Repetition of the call to tear down, inviting reflection on the consequences.
Digging deeper, are you glory bound?
Encouraging a deeper understanding of the motives and consequences.
For the price that we pay, the land that you take, is there a better way?
Reiterating concerns about the cost paid for progress and its impact on the environment.
Tear it down to the ground what have you found?
Emphasizing the importance of thoroughly assessing motives and outcomes.
Digging deeper are you glory bound?
Asking if the pursuit is driven by a desire for recognition or success.
For the price that we pay, the land you take, is there a better way?
Reiterating concerns about the price paid for development and the need for alternatives.
Is there a better way?
Persistent inquiry into finding a better way, emphasizing the search for alternatives.
Tear it down
Final insistence on tearing down, possibly expressing frustration or desperation.
Tear it down
-Tear it down
-Tear it down now, tear it down
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