How Come

Echoes of Despair: Ray LaMontagne's Reflection on a World in Turmoil
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Lyrics

People on the street now

Observing people on the street.

Faces long and grim

Noticing somber and serious expressions on faces.

Souls are feeling heavy

Perceiving heavy souls, a sense of emotional burden.

And faith is growing thin

Commenting on the diminishing faith.

Fears are getting stronger

Describing the intensifying fears.

You can Feel them on the rise

Sensing the rise of fear in the atmosphere.

Hopelessness got some by the throat you can see it in their eyes

Noting that hopelessness has a grip on some individuals.

I said how come

Posing the question "how come" as an expression of confusion or concern.

How come

Repeating the question for emphasis.

Everybody on a shoestring

Referring to financial struggles with the term "shoestring."

Everybody in a hole

Describing a collective sense of hardship or difficulty.

Everybody crossing their fingers and toes

Highlighting a universal sense of anticipation and hope.

Government man spin his politics till he got you pinned

Criticizing political manipulation by those in power.

Everybody trying to reach out to each other

People attempting to connect but struggling to find a starting point.

But they don't know where to begin

Expressing the difficulty of initiating meaningful connections.

I said how come

Reiterating the perplexity or disbelief expressed with "how come."

I can't tell

Expressing uncertainty or confusion.

The free world

Pondering the distinction between a free world and a living hell.

From living hell

Highlighting the challenge of differentiating between freedom and misery.

I said how come

Repeating the question as an ongoing search for understanding.

How come

Re-emphasizing the sense of confusion or disbelief.

All I see

Observing suffering and despair in the world.

Is a child of god

Seeing humanity as inherently connected to a higher power, experiencing suffering.

In misery

Reiterating the observation of human suffering and its connection to spirituality.

I said how come the pistol now as profit

Questioning the morality of profiting from violence (pistol).

The bullet some kind of lord and king

Challenging the idea of violence having authority and dominance.

But pain is the only promise that this so called savior is going to bring

Suggesting that pain is the only outcome promised by a supposed savior.

Love can be a liar

Warning that love can be deceptive.

And justice can be a thief

Asserting that justice may not always serve its intended purpose.

And freedom can be an empty cup from which everybody want to drink

Describing freedom as unfulfilling for everyone.

I said how come

Repeating the question, expressing ongoing confusion.

I can't tell

Restating the uncertainty about distinguishing a free world from a living hell.

The free world

Continuing the struggle to understand the world's dichotomy.

From living hell

Repeating the challenge of discerning between freedom and misery.

I said how come

Reiterating the question as an expression of persistent confusion.

How come

Expressing ongoing bewilderment or frustration.

All I see

Observing human suffering and its connection to spirituality.

Is a child of god

Re-emphasizing the image of a suffering child of God.

In misery

Repeating the question, seeking answers to the perplexities of life.

I said how come

Reiterating the ongoing search for understanding.

Its just man killing man

Summarizing the human condition as a cycle of violence.

Killing man

Repeating the mantra of "man killing man," expressing incomprehension or frustration.

Killing man

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Killing man

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Killing man

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I don't understand

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Its just man killing man

Concluding with a statement of not understanding the pervasive violence.

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