Acting Sideways
Breaking the Mold: Embracing Life's Twists with Looking West
Lyrics
From the time I grew up
Reflecting on the speaker's upbringing
Bad ideas were inside my head
Presence of negative thoughts during childhood
Break the rules all the time
Rebelling against societal norms
To show I could have fun instead
Choosing enjoyment over conformity
Why can't you learn the right way
Questioning the learning process
Instead of Acting Sideways
Criticizing unconventional behavior - "Acting Sideways"
All the lessons I was taught
Disregard for lessons learned
Didn't mean anything to me
Dismissive attitude towards teachings
All the time I screwed up
Acknowledging past mistakes
Instead of being in solidarity
Choosing individualism over solidarity
Why can't you learn the right way
Reiteration of questioning the learning process
Instead of Acting Sideways
Repeating the criticism of unconventional behavior
Why can't' you learn the right way
Continued frustration with unconventional actions
Instead of Acting Sideways
Reiteration of frustration with unconventional actions
Never never never grew up
Resistance to growing up
Never never drank the cup
Rejecting traditional experiences
Never never never grew up
Emphasizing resistance to adulthood
Never never drank the cup
Reiterating rejection of conventional experiences
Never never never grew up
Continued resistance to maturity
Never never drank the cup
Persisting in avoiding traditional experiences
Never never never grew up
Consistent resistance to growing up
Did the work I had to do
Meeting necessary responsibilities
Only if it would get me through
Completing tasks for practical reasons
Class stayed far behind
Academic performance suffered due to music passion
Cuz' music was always on my mind
Prioritizing music over academic pursuits
Why can't you learn the right way
Reiteration of questioning the learning process
Instead of Acting Sideways
Repeating criticism of unconventional behavior
Why can't you learn the right way
Reiteration of frustration with unconventional actions
Instead of Acting Sideways
Continued expression of frustration
Never never never grew up
Resisting the conventional path of adulthood
Never never drank the cup
Rejecting traditional experiences
Never never never grew up
Emphasizing resistance to adulthood
Never never drank the cup
Reiterating rejection of conventional experiences
Never never never grew up
Continued resistance to maturity
Never never drank the cup
Persisting in avoiding traditional experiences
Never never never grew up
Final statement on resistance to growing up
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