Free
Embracing Freedom: Ben Kweller's Poetic Reflection on Life's Choices
Lyrics
Everybody wants the password
Desire for access or entry into something exclusive or restricted.
Everybody wants the green light
Desire for approval or permission to proceed.
Everybody wants the eye drops
Reference to seeking clarity or insight, possibly metaphorical.
That make the colors of the future bright
Desire for a positive and vibrant outlook on the future.
But I don’t need any answers
Expressing self-reliance, suggesting independence from needing explanations.
To get me through another 24
Indicating the ability to cope without specific answers for a day.
‘Cause anytime I have the gold key
Frustration at facing unexpected barriers despite having a key.
I get locked outside of another door
Suggesting a recurring pattern of being locked out from opportunities.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Advice to carefully consider and be certain about choosing freedom.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Reiteration of the importance of being sure about pursuing freedom.
Got a glimpse of the fortune
Having a brief experience of wealth, emphasizing it's not as fulfilling as returning home.
Not as good as comin’ home
Expressing the sentiment that personal relationships hold greater value than wealth.
Wish the “Headman’s Handbook”
Downplaying the significance of a manual or guidebook, perhaps implying wisdom from experience.
Was nothin’ that I ever, ever owned
Rejecting the idea of possessing material things as meaningful or truly owned.
But it’s too late for anger
Rejecting the utility of anger as it is too late for its effectiveness.
And there’s no more time for Lady Luck
Highlighting the urgency and lack of time for relying on luck.
She’s lookin’ for a stranger
Personifying luck as a seeker of the unknown, emphasizing unpredictability.
All she wants to do is
Suggesting that the essence of luck is to explore unfamiliar territory.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Reiteration of the caution to be certain about choosing freedom.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Re-emphasizing the importance of certainty in the pursuit of freedom.
Everybody wants the last word
Desire to have the final say or control over a situation.
‘Cause they cannot tell when it’s through
Highlighting the challenge of recognizing when a situation has concluded.
Desperately delivered to you
Suggesting a desperate attempt to communicate something important.
We got too many people
Critiquing a passive or stagnant approach to life.
Standin’ still like nothin’s wrong
Observing a collective state of inertia, ignoring or denying existing issues.
We all came to throw away the hassle
Common goal of avoiding unnecessary complications, but facing obstacles.
But the lines was too long.
Highlighting the irony of seeking simplicity but encountering complexity.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Reiteration of the need for certainty in the pursuit of freedom.
Be sure that you wanna be free
Final emphasis on the importance of being sure about choosing freedom.
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