Lyrics
Everyone wants to call it
Expressing a desire for a different, possibly more fitting, name for a common experience or situation.
All around our life
Reflection on various aspects of life that surround individuals.
With a better name
Suggesting a need for improvement or a positive change in life.
Everyone falls and spins
Acknowledging the universal experience of facing challenges and recovering with the support of friends.
And gets up again
Highlighting the resilience of individuals who rise again after setbacks, often with the help of friends.
With a friend who does the same
Emphasizing the importance of companionship in overcoming difficulties.
Everyone lies and cheats
Observation that people may engage in dishonesty and deceit while still holding onto their beliefs and emotions.
Their wants and needs
Recognition of conflicting desires and necessities in individuals.
And still believes their heart
Despite deceit, individuals often retain belief in matters of the heart.
And everyone gets the chills
Describing a shivering sensation, possibly a response to intense emotions or fear.
The kind that kills
Referring to a type of intense shivering linked to emotional pain or distress.
When the pain begins to start
Describing the onset of pain and the challenges associated with it.
Did I get this straight?
Questioning whether the understanding of a situation is accurate.
Do you want me here
Possibly questioning one's place or acceptance in a certain context or relationship.
As I struggle through each and every year
Expressing the struggle endured in each passing year.
And all these demons, they keep me up all night
Acknowledging the presence of inner struggles or personal challenges represented as "demons."
They keep me up all night
Repetition emphasizing that these internal struggles persist throughout the night.
They keep me up all night
Continuation of emphasizing the persistent nature of internal struggles.
Everyone's cross to bear
Metaphorically describing personal challenges as a burdensome "crown" everyone carries.
Is a crown they wear on endless holiday
Highlighting the perpetual nature of personal challenges, using the term "endless holiday."
Everyone raises kids
Recognizing the responsibility of raising children in a world undergoing constant change.
In a world that changes
Describing life as a challenging and possibly unfair game.
Life to a bitter game
Suggesting a bitter or challenging aspect of life experiences.
Everyone works and fights
Portraying the universal nature of hard work and the struggle for personal goals.
Stays up all night to celebrate the day
Linking staying up all night to celebrate with the effort invested in each day.
And everyone lives to tell the tale
Acknowledging the storytelling aspect of life, specifically addressing the inevitability of facing mortality alone.
Of how we die alone some day
Reflection on the individual journey of facing mortality without companionship.
Did I get this straight?
Repetition of the question regarding the accuracy of understanding a situation.
Do you want me here
Reiteration of the possible desire for acceptance or belonging.
As I struggle through each and every year
Emphasis on the ongoing struggle faced in each passing year.
And all these demons, they keep me up all night
Reiteration of the presence of inner demons causing sleeplessness.
They keep me up all night
Continuation of emphasizing the persistent nature of internal struggles.
They keep me up all night
Further repetition underlining the enduring impact of inner demons throughout the night.
They keep me up all night
Continuation of emphasizing the persistent nature of internal struggles.
They keep me up all
Repetition emphasizing that these internal struggles persist throughout the night.
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