One Way Up
Rising Above: Unveiling Life's Layers in 'One Way Up'
Lyrics
The builders keep on building
The process of construction continues.
The tearers down keep tearing down
Those who destroy or dismantle persist in their actions.
The killers keep on killing
People who commit acts of killing continue to do so.
cnd the dead keep coming around
The deceased or consequences of violence continue to have an impact.
In the words of clbert Einstein
Referencing Albert Einstein, suggesting a lack of stable foundation.
There is no solid ground
There is no firm ground to build upon.
To build on
Reiteration of the unstable foundation for building.
But the builders keep on building
Despite the instability, construction efforts persist.
Looking down down down down down down down...
An emphasis on the continuous downward gaze of the builders.
One way up (One way up way up) One way up
Expressing the idea of a singular path upward.
One way up
Repetition of the concept of a singular upward direction.
One way up
-Of all the superstitions
Reference to various unfounded beliefs or notions.
To arise beneath the sun
Beliefs that emerge beneath the sun, possibly indicating groundless superstitions.
Today the theoreticians
Contemporary thinkers or scholars (theoreticians).
Hold the very greatest one:
The greatest superstition involves an equation waiting to be discovered.
“There must be an equation
A belief that a formula will eventually explain the entire world.
It someday will be found
Anticipation of finding the equation in the future.
To calculate the whole world up now
Once the equation is written down, it becomes a reality.
Once we write it down down down down down down down...”
Reinforcement of the idea through repetition of "down."
One way up (One way up way up) One way up
Reiteration of the idea of a single upward path.
The great convened at Harvard
A gathering of influential individuals at Harvard.
Expecting to be blessed
Expecting to be favored or blessed in some way.
Back when Solzhenitsyn
Reference to the author Solzhenitsyn moving to the West.
Made his passage to the West
When they heard his cautionary message.
But when they heard his warning
Their initial happiness turned into disappointment.
Oh, their smiles were turned to frowns!
He emphasized that there's only one way up, implying challenges.
He said “There's only one way up now
Despite efforts, the overall direction is downward.
You're still going down down down down down down down”
Emphasizing the continuous downward trajectory.
One way up (One way up way up) One way up (One way up way up) To be in this world One way up
Further reinforcement of the idea of a single upward path.
To be in this world One way up
Repetition of the concept of a singular upward direction.
To be in this world To be in this world To be in this world
Emphasis on the limited options or paths available in this world.
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