Abject Paradise
Abject Paradise: Embracing Outsider Freedom in a World of Rejection
Lyrics
Do you know what it means
Expressing a question about understanding the significance of a certain experience or emotion.
To truly be outside
Questioning the understanding of what it truly means to exist outside the norm or mainstream.
Last pick for everything
Being consistently the last choice or selection in various situations.
No one even knows your name
Feeling unnoticed and anonymous, as if nobody recognizes or acknowledges one's identity.
Do you know how it feels
Asking about the experience of facing constant rejection.
To be rejected all the time
Expressing the ongoing struggle of being rejected repeatedly.
Always feeling like you are
Describing a perpetual sense of being marginalized or overlooked.
Standing at the back of the line
Feeling consistently relegated to a secondary or inferior position.
I never fit in
Stating a consistent inability to fit into societal norms.
Not saying I didn't try
Acknowledging efforts to fit in, even though unsuccessful.
I got so sick and tired
Expressing frustration and exhaustion from attempting to conform.
Where my brothers
Referencing a collective identity with "brothers" and the desire for support.
Stand by me
Seeking companionship and solidarity with those who stand together.
Unfit for society
Feeling unfit or incompatible with mainstream society.
The outsiders
Identifying as an outsider and celebrating the freedom that comes with it.
Live freely
Embracing the freedom that comes with being an outsider.
Finally a place for me
Finding a sense of belonging and acceptance among fellow outsiders.
not you
Excluding someone and making it clear that they don't belong.
Try so hard
Putting in significant effort to fit into a particular group or environment.
To fit in to this
Expressing rejection from the group despite efforts to conform.
You rejected all of us
Addressing the collective rejection of a group of individuals.
Did you really think that I'd forget
Questioning the expectation of being forgotten despite the rejection.
Why don't you go back home
Suggesting that the rejected individual should return to their place of origin.
And leave this for us
Encouraging the rejected individual to leave the current space for the rest.
There's no second chances
Emphasizing the absence of second chances after breaking trust.
Once you break our trust
Stating the irreparable damage caused by a breach of trust.
I won't let you ruin this for me
Asserting the determination to protect a sense of belonging.
This is home for me
Declaring the current environment as a home that won't be compromised.
I won't let you burn down all these walls
Refusing to let external forces destroy the established sense of belonging.
That were built on the backs of kids with heart
Highlighting the foundation of their community built by resilient individuals.
True passion isn't something you can find
Contemplating the elusive nature of true passion that cannot be easily found.
You can try but its a waste of time
Expressing skepticism about the effectiveness of searching for true passion.
You can laugh and call this a cliche
Anticipating criticism for expressing these sentiments but asserting their validity.
But it meant the same in 88
Emphasizing the enduring relevance of their beliefs, referencing the year 1988.
I won't let you ruin this for me
Reiterating the determination to protect their sense of belonging.
This is home to me
Affirming the current environment as a home that holds significant value.
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