Positive
Embracing Life's Ups and Downs: Noel Shiri's "Positive" Perspective
Lyrics
When the worst comes
Expressing readiness for challenging times or difficulties.
When the world turns upside down
Describing a chaotic and unsettling situation.
When the wolves run
Using wolves as a metaphor for trouble or danger.
And there’s nobody but other shaking deer for miles around
Illustrating a sense of isolation during difficult times.
Bad times come and go
Acknowledging the cyclical nature of good and bad times.
That the good can’t cancel out
Highlighting that positive events may not erase negative ones.
Though you might think so
Noting that tragedy doesn't follow logical patterns like math.
Tragedy just never seems to work like math somehow
Reflecting on the unpredictable nature of hardships.
I think about what others say
Contemplating the influence of others' opinions.
I think I’ll think another way
Choosing to adopt a different perspective.
Rather than surplus and owed
Contrasting surplus and owed, possibly referring to debts.
Both sides continue to grow
Observing growth on both sides of a situation.
It’s all positive
Emphasizing a positive outlook.
Not a take and give
Rejecting the notion of a transactional mindset.
When it washes up on the shore
Describing positivity washing ashore, possibly symbolizing hope.
It's all positive
Reiterating a positive perspective.
When you think of it
Encouraging viewing things as additional opportunities.
As addition, another, and more
Highlighting the positive aspects of growth and addition.
Nothing can be worth it when you don’t get the choice to pay
Questioning the value of situations where choice is absent.
Just being alive at the end doesn’t make things okay
Rejecting the idea that mere survival makes everything okay.
Like
Introducing a personal experience or example.
I met my best friend
Recalling the meeting of a significant person.
On a day with crystal clear blue skies
Setting a positive scene with clear blue skies.
Then my dog died and
Introducing a negative event, the death of a pet.
I became aware that time was both malignant and a lie
Reflecting on the nature of time as both harmful and deceptive.
I think about what others say
Revisiting the impact of others' opinions on thinking.
I think I’ll think another way
Choosing an alternative way of thinking.
Rather than up or down low
Contrasting the extremes of up and down low.
All space continues to grow
Noting continuous growth in all directions.
It’s all positive
Reiterating an overall positive mindset.
Not a take and give
Rejecting a transactional view of positive and negative.
When it washes up on the shore
Describing positivity washing ashore again.
It's all positive
Emphasizing the consistently positive outlook.
When you think of it
Encouraging seeing things as additional and more.
As addition, another, and more
Reiterating the positive aspects of growth and addition.
Nothing can be worth it when you don’t get the choice to pay
Questioning the worth of situations without choice.
Just being alive at the end doesn’t make things okay
Rejecting the idea that mere survival makes everything okay (repeated).
I think about what others say
Revisiting the impact of others' opinions on thinking (repeated).
I think I’ll think another way
Choosing an alternative way of thinking (repeated).
Rather than cons nixing pros
Contrasting cons and pros, advocating for a positive focus.
Life just continues to grow
Concluding that life continues to grow positively.
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