That Great Weight
Bearing Life's Burden: Joshua Bond's Reflection on the Weight We Carry
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That great weight
Refers to a significant burden or responsibility
The one you never manage to let go
Describes the difficulty of releasing or overcoming the burden
You did not ask for it, but it's put on to you
Suggests that the burden is imposed without one's request
And now you gotta bear that load
Highlights the necessity to carry and endure this burden
That great weight
Reiterates the presence of a heavy load in one's life
The one you bring everywhere you go
Indicates the omnipresence of the burden in various situations
You were not born with it, so it's been taught to you
States that the burden is not innate but acquired through teaching or personal choice
Or maybe self imposed
Suggests the possibility of self-imposing the burden willingly
It's so easy to be convinced to worry
Expresses the ease with which one can be convinced to worry about the burden
It's far too simple a thing, breaking down
Comments on the simplicity of succumbing to the stress of the burden
That great weight you've been made to carry
Acknowledges the external imposition of the burden
Weighs nothing now
Suggests that the burden becomes insignificant or weightless over time
Sometimes I get to thinking
Introduces a reflective moment on one's emotional state
When I'm feeling low a little too long
Describes a prolonged period of feeling down
I start having these crazy ideas
Shares unconventional thoughts about the possibility of a better life by leaving
Get thinking I'd be better off gonе
Reflects on the idea of being better off without the burden
But then I get to thinking
Revisits the thought process mentioned in line 13
Well if thе world is no worse or better off
Contemplates the impact of one's actions on the world
I could never stop it or even slow its spinning
Accepts the inability to control or alter the world's course
And that sorta takes the pressure off
Relieves the pressure associated with trying to change the world
It's so easy to be convinced to hurry
Addresses the temptation to rush and be in a hurry
There's no one ever gonna want you slowing down
Emphasizes societal expectations and disapproval of slowing down
That great weight you've been made to carry
Reiterates the burden imposed, acknowledging its past weight
Weighs nothing now
Confirms that the once significant burden now holds no weight
That great weight you've been made to carry
Repeats the notion that the burden is now insignificant
Weighs nothing now
Restates the idea that the burden no longer has any impact
Might come back again
Raises the possibility of the burden resurfacing in the future
Deal with that then
Acknowledges the potential return of the burden and the need to handle it then
It weighs nothing now
Reiterates the present insignificance or weightlessness of the burden
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