TEACH
Navigating Life's Battlegrounds: Teach by Careful Gaze Unveiled
Lyrics
My body feels a little tired
Expressing physical fatigue
I've been putting it through a lot
Acknowledging the strain put on the body
Consumed by self-image hatred
Feeling consumed by self-image hatred
Always straddling the breaking point
Constantly on the verge of a breakdown
My heart has gotten very heavy
Heartache and emotional burden
From all those hours that I poured it out
Invested a lot of time and emotion
Just to lose a rung on the ladder
Efforts didn't lead to progress
And hear it whisper as it hits the ground
Symbolic loss represented by a falling ladder
"You better teach your children to run
Advice to teach resilience to the next generation
We're going to teach them how to fire guns"
Concern about a violent future for children
A fine planet that ripens with hate
Critical view of a world tainted by hatred
I am through with hurting everything that I create
Regret for causing harm to one's creations
A painful smile on an honest face
Contradiction between pain and honesty
We still lose good people after the channels change
Mourning the loss of good people despite media changes
And I don't think they're coming back again - uh
Doubtful about the return of lost individuals
I was born in an Iowan hospital
Birth and eventual death locations as contrasts
I'm going to die in a better place
Hope for a better place in the afterlife
Call me back when you've found some integrity
Desire for integrity in communication
Cause we won't get another face to face
Limited opportunities for face-to-face interactions
You were born in the midst of confusion
Origins in confusion, inheriting negative values
Your bad ideals are hereditary
Critique of inherited negative ideals
You had a chance to shift and evolve
Missed chance to grow and adapt
But you have chosen to be sedentary
Choosing a stagnant and unchanging lifestyle
As they say
Introduction to a repeated phrase
"You better teach that fucker to run"
Reiteration of advising resilience
Find me on the highways if you care to live
Inviting confrontation on the highways
I'm sorry in advance that I don't have that much to give
Apology for not having much to offer
If you're coming here to kill me, will you make it quick
Preference for a quick death if threatened
That city is alive and I can tell you, it does not forgive
Warning about the unforgiving nature of a city
Ah shit
Expression of frustration or realization
That city is alive and I can tell you, it does not forgive
Reiteration of the city's unforgiving nature
I was born in an Iowan hospital
Repeating the contrast in birth and death locations
I'm going to die in a better place
Hope for a better place in the afterlife (repeated)
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