Lyrics
Hey, I was just thinking that maybe you don't need to waste
Encouraging not to waste valuable days of youth.
Some of the best days of your lives, trying so hard to abide
Advising against rigidly following predefined rules.
By some preset list of rules
Criticizing the adherence to a preset list of rules.
Talking about conviction
Referencing the concept of conviction without true understanding.
When you haven't even been convinced of anything yet
Questioning commitment without genuine conviction.
Just stressing about letting down all your friends
Stressing about disappointing friends without personal conviction.
Its like having your mom pick out your clothes for you
Comparing stress to having a parent choose your clothes.
You're still too young to know where you stand on anything yet
Emphasizing youth and uncertainty about personal beliefs.
And there is nothing wrong with that
Asserting that uncertainty in youth is acceptable.
It might be kinda fun to get to know yourself a little while
Suggesting self-discovery as a fun experience.
Take a left at every fork, stare into every cloud
Encouraging exploration and openness in life's journey.
On the journey to find what's in your heart
Highlighting the quest to discover one's true feelings.
The only thing to be united with is that pulsing in your veins
Emphasizing connection with one's heartbeat over external unity.
But seriously, fuck all that for awhile
Expressing frustration with conventional advice.
What's the point of being a kid
Questioning the purpose of being young without rebellion.
If you are not gonna run wild and break every stupid rule
Encouraging breaking rules in youth.
Even the ones that make those bands seem cool
Suggesting breaking even rules associated with rebellious bands.
You might as well hang out in church
Comparing rule-following to hanging out in church.
Mark my words
Asserting that there's much more to learn in the future.
There's still so much that you have yet to learn
Highlighting that strong beliefs come unexpectedly.
Your strongest beliefs the ones that will see you through
Emphasizing the unpredictability of strong beliefs.
Will come to you when least expected
Beliefs that withstand challenges come unexpectedly.
They can't be forced, will not be shaped to fit
Resisting external influence, beliefs cannot be forced.
Truth does not come when called
Stating that truth does not conform to demands.
And if you're only young once and these days, they move so fast
Highlighting the fleeting nature of youth.
Why would you waste one second of them
Questioning the wisdom of wasting time conforming.
Falling in line, following rules
Expressing difficulty in breaking societal rules.
It sounds so simple but I know it's fucking hard
Acknowledging the difficulty of non-conformity.
It's gonna take a little while to find out exactly who you are
Encouraging self-discovery but acknowledging the time it takes.
But then maybe the day won't come
Suggesting a potential challenge to personal beliefs in the future.
When you have to turn your back
Imagining a time when core values may be compromised.
On all those things that you once stood for
Anticipating a potential abandonment of once-held principles.
Left behind like some old pile of shirts
Comparing discarded principles to old clothes.
I've seen it happen so many times before
Observing the common occurrence of abandoning beliefs.
Spit in the face of a sacred oath
Describing betrayal of a solemn commitment.
That some of us took when ready
Referencing a sacred oath taken at a particular readiness.
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