Higher Education and the Book of Love
Navigating Wisdom: Higher Education, Dissent, and the Book of Love
Lyrics
When I was back in high school
Reflects on the speaker's time in high school.
They said boy try and make some sense
Advises the speaker to make sense or conform to societal expectations.
Grow up and be a consumer
Encourages the speaker to grow up and become a consumer.
And not a dissident
Suggests conformity to the system rather than dissent.
Don't worry 'bout the system
Discourages concern about the system, prioritizing self-interest.
Just watch out for yourself
Emphasizes selfishness over societal issues.
It sounded just like the wisdom
Compares advice to wisdom from Hell, indicating its negative nature.
That comes straight out of Hell
Highlights the detrimental nature of the advice.
They said (shut up) don't make no ripples
Commands silence to avoid causing disturbances.
(Shut up) don't raise no stink
Emphasizes maintaining quietness, avoiding controversy.
I heard so much of their drivel
Expresses frustration with the overwhelming advice received.
It's a wonder I can think
Despite the inundation of advice, the speaker managed to think critically.
Don't give me that
Expresses a desire for truth over falsehoods or deception.
I want the truth
Emphasizes the speaker's longing for genuine truth.
Don't say for fact
Disapproves of presenting opinions as facts.
What is only point of view
Rejects subjective perspectives presented as absolute truths.
Don't give me that
Reiterates the desire for truth amidst deception.
I've had enough
Expresses frustration or exhaustion with falsehoods.
We best get back to what was written
Emphasizes the importance of adhering to the teachings of the Book of Love.
In the, in the Book of love
Stresses the significance of guidance from the Book of Love.
Well, when I went to college
Reflects on the speaker's experience in college.
They said boy get this straight
Conveys the belittling perspective of humans as evolutionary beings.
You're just a tailless monkey
Dehumanizes individuals by comparing them to monkeys or apes.
You're a hairless ape
Describes the evolutionary process as scary and uncertain.
We're on a scary evolutionary stairway
Expresses reliance on higher education for progress despite moral ambiguity.
Who knows where
Emphasizes the uncertainty of the educational journey.
Trusting higher education
Relies on higher education to lead towards an uncertain future.
To get us all there
Emphasizes the absence of values and morals in education.
There ain't no values no morals
Rejects the existence of clear rights and wrongs.
There's no rights and no wrongs
Expresses the confusion or lack of direction in life's journey.
Never knowing where we're going
Indicates the difficulty in making wrong choices when directionless.
Well it's hard to go wrong
Empty line, no specific meaning conveyed.
Don't give me that
Expresses a desire for truth over falsehoods or deception.
I want the truth
Emphasizes the speaker's longing for genuine truth.
Don't say for fact
Disapproves of presenting opinions as facts.
What is only your point of view
Rejects subjective perspectives presented as absolute truths.
Don't give me that
Reiterates the desire for truth amidst deception.
I've had enough
Expresses frustration or exhaustion with falsehoods.
We best get back to what was written
Emphasizes the importance of adhering to the teachings of the Book of Love.
In the, in the, in the Book of love
Stresses the significance of guidance from the Book of Love.
(Higher)
Repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the importance of higher education aligned with the teachings of the Book of Love.
(Higher)
-(Higher education and the Book of Love)
-When I came to my senses
-At the foot of the cross
-I saw the wisdom that comes
-From the fear of God
-How it is pure it loves peace
-It's full of mercy and good fruit
-It had the power to free me
-The power of the truth
-Like a setting of silver
-On an apple of gold
-Is a word aptly spoken
-Is the truth clearly told
-Now give me that
-'Cause that's the truth
-It's bigger than fact
-It's broader than your point of view
-Now give me that
-Can't get enough
-When we get back to what was written
-In the, in the Book of love
-Now give me that
-Cause that's the truth
-It's bigger than fact
-It's broader than your, your point of view
-Now give me that
-Can't get enough
-When we get back to what was written
-In the, in the Book of love
-Higher education and the Book of Love
-Higher education and the Book of Love
-Higher education and the Book of Love
-Higher education and the Book of Love
-Higher education and the Book of Love
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