Child
Rising Against the Shadows: Unveiling the Depths of 'Child' by Rival Tides
Lyrics
There's always a man taking a stand against the tyranny of everything
Addressing a consistent figure standing against oppression and injustice in various forms
There's always a man taking the light away from everyone that wants to see
Describing someone obstructing the light of truth or understanding for those seeking it
Will it ever change? Will it ever?
Raising a question about the possibility of positive change and whether it will occur
Man it's all in your head
Stating that the challenges and struggles exist within one's mind
You'd be better off dead
Expressing a sense of despair, suggesting that life might be better if one were not alive
And the caution in the sign is the same that keeps you blind
Linking a warning sign to mental blindness and its consequences
We're all children of this cancer
Highlighting a shared experience of being affected by a metaphorical cancer or societal issue
Do you want to live or hide?
Posing a choice between actively living or passively hiding from challenges
You believe the first thing that you read
Criticizing blind belief in the first information encountered without critical evaluation
You've become predictable, forgettable
Describing someone as easily anticipated and easily forgotten
Pathetic in your rituals
Conveying a sense of pity for adherence to repetitive and meaningless rituals
No one is accountable
Asserting a lack of accountability in certain behaviors or actions
You've become a cannibal
Comparing someone's behavior to that of a cannibal, metaphorically devouring others
Pathetic in your rituals, you've become a cannibal
Reiterating the negative transformation and ritualistic behavior, emphasizing cannibalism
And the caution in the sign is the same that keeps you blind
Reconnecting the caution sign to the theme of blindness and its persistence
We're all children of this cancer
Reaffirming the shared experience of being affected by a societal issue or "cancer"
Do you want to live or hide?
Repeating the choice between actively living and hiding in the face of challenges
When you're quick to judge everything, you can't see through another's eyes
Advising against hasty judgment and emphasizing the importance of empathy
When you take all the colors out, then you're only seeing black and white
Warning about the consequences of oversimplifying situations, leading to a narrow perspective
We want justice. We want empathy. No corruption. We want everything
Expressing desires for justice, empathy, and the absence of corruption in society
And the caution in the sign is the same that keeps you blind
Recalling the caution sign and its association with persistent blindness
We're all children of this cancer
Reiterating the shared experience of being affected by a societal issue or "cancer"
Do you want to live or hide?
Restating the choice between actively living and hiding in the face of challenges
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