Someone Is Me
Reviving Virtue: Taking Action in a Town's Decline
Lyrics
There's aluminum cans and cigarettes butts
Observation of littered streets with aluminum cans and cigarette butts.
Lyin' in the sides of the streets
Continuation of the description of litter on the sides of streets.
The baseball field in the County Park
Reference to an abandoned baseball field covered in weeds at the County Park.
Is buried in a blanket of weeds
Emphasizing the neglect and lack of care for the baseball field.
There's a swastika sprayed from an aerosol can
Mention of a swastika graffiti on an overpass, highlighting vandalism.
Displayed on the overpass
Further description of the displayed graffiti.
Drivin' around it's easy to see
Noting the decline of the town while driving around.
This town's going downhill fast
Expressing concern about the rapid deterioration of the town.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Suggesting the need for action by someone to improve the town.
How hard could it be?
Questioning the difficulty of taking action to address the town's issues.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Reiteration of the need for action.
Maybe that someone is me
Considering oneself as a potential solution to the town's problems.
Followed a couple into Ferguson's Grill
Describing an encounter at Ferguson's Grill.
The door swung back in my face
Experiencing exclusion as the door closed in the narrator's face.
Closed my eyes but I felt the stares
Feeling judged by others while praying before a meal.
When I bowed my head to say, "Grace"
Reflecting on an uncomfortable moment while expressing gratitude.
Watched a table of suits stiff the waitress a tip
Observation of a group not tipping the waitress properly.
Like they didn't have a nickel to spare
Noting the stinginess of the group despite their apparent affluence.
Walked out into the heat risin' off of main street
Sensing an ominous atmosphere despite the heat on the main street.
But I felt a chill in the air
Feeling a discomfort or unease despite the external conditions.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Restating the need for someone to take action.
How hard could it be?
Reiterating the question about the difficulty of taking action.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Emphasizing the necessity for action.
Maybe that someone is me
Considering oneself as the potential person to initiate change.
Now I don't expect this world to be Heaven
Expressing realism about the world's imperfections.
But it sure could be better
Highlighting the potential for improvement despite imperfections.
I can sit around complaining or stand around waiting
Contrasting complaining and waiting against taking action.
But I might be waiting forever, forever
Emphasizing the endlessness of waiting for change without action.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Reiterating the need for someone to take action to improve the situation.
How hard could it be?
Questioning the perceived difficulty of taking action.
Somebody should do somethin' about it
Emphasizing the necessity for someone to initiate change.
Maybe that someone is me
Reiterating the possibility of the narrator being that agent of change.
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