Lyrics
The beginning was so easy
The initial phase of life or a situation was uncomplicated.
Do whatever to survive
Adopting any means necessary for survival.
In the middle of my story
Currently, in the midst of narrating my life's journey.
All I want is to feel alive
A desire to experience vitality and a sense of being truly alive.
And I am not my mother or father
Asserting individuality by stating not being like one's parents.
And I am not yesterday's son
Rejecting the influence or identity associated with the past (yesterday's son).
I'm not broken, I'm a wide open highway
Emphasizing personal strength, resilience, and openness to possibilities.
With room to run
Metaphorically describing oneself as a broad path with space for exploration.
All these voices and decisions
Confronting inner thoughts and choices causing mental turmoil.
Swimming circles in my head
Mental confusion represented by thoughts circulating in the mind.
All these choices and opinions
Dealing with a multitude of choices and conflicting opinions.
Feeling heavy as lead
Weighed down by the burden of decisions, feeling as heavy as lead.
And I am not my mother or father
Reiterating the rejection of parental influence or identity.
And I am not yesterday's son
Continuing to distance oneself from the past and family legacy.
I'm not broken, I'm a wide open highway
Stressing personal strength and resilience, echoing line 8.
With room to run
Using the metaphor of a wide open highway to emphasize freedom and potential.
In the middle of my story
Repeating the theme of being in the middle of one's life journey.
All I want is to feel alive
Reaffirming the fundamental desire to feel alive.
And I am not my mother or father
Once again rejecting association with parental figures.
And I am not yesterday's son
Reiterating independence from the past and familial identity.
I'm not broken, I'm a wide open highway
Asserting personal strength and resilience, repeating lines 8 and 18.
With room to run
Emphasizing the freedom and space for personal growth and exploration.
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