Start With Me
Unveiling Life's Chaos: Del Amitri's 'Start With Me' Meaning
Lyrics
With all the stuff they sell you night and day
Commenting on the constant barrage of commercial offerings presented day and night.
With all the trash they try to trick you with you lie to me
Highlighting deceptive or low-quality content that the speaker is being confronted with, leading to a sense of dishonesty.
Well I don't need it but I get it anyway.
Expressing a lack of necessity for the mentioned offerings, but acknowledging their inevitability.
With all the sadness and lunacy,
Referencing the prevalence of sorrow and madness in the world.
With all the dispossessed hopeless, you're leaving me
Acknowledging the existence of those without hope or possessions and lamenting a departure.
Well I don't want it but it's how it's going to be
Expressing a lack of desire for the mentioned circumstances but accepting their imminent occurrence.
Yeah, you can try to save the world
Suggesting that one can attempt to make a global impact or positive change.
And baby, that's fine
Acknowledging and accepting the idea of trying to save the world.
But is it such a hateful crime to start with me?
Questioning whether it's wrong or hateful to prioritize oneself amidst the efforts to save the world.
With all the bad debts and misery
Referring to the burden of unpaid debts and widespread suffering.
With all the dirty tricks and hypocrites you cheat on me.
Pointing out dishonest tactics and insincere individuals leading to a sense of betrayal.
Well I don't want it but it's all that I can see.
Expressing a lack of desire for the mentioned hardships but acknowledging their pervasiveness.
With all the discrete obscenities
Noting the existence of subtle, offensive behaviors or language.
With all the money freaks and doublespeak you turn away.
Highlighting financial obsession and deceptive speech, leading to a turning away from such matters.
Well I don't need it, but I guess it's gonna stay.
Expressing a lack of need for the mentioned issues but foreseeing their persistence.
Yeah, you can try to save the world
Reiterating the notion that one can strive to save the world or make a positive impact.
And baby, that's fine
Acknowledging and accepting the idea of trying to save the world, repeated from line 10.
But is it such a hateful crime to start with me?
Questioning the morality of prioritizing oneself amidst efforts to save the world, repeated from line 11.
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