Lyrics
Look around you
Encouragement to observe the surroundings
Left versus right, it’s such a painful sight
Describes the divisive nature of political ideologies causing distress
That the real problem isn't the one you fight
States that the main issue isn't the one being fought over
Take a look around
Reiterates the call to observe the environment
You separate
People are being divided
Just like they want it to be
Division is manipulated intentionally by unknown entities
Don’t know you’ve been deceived
People are unaware of their deception
By the ones who tell you you're free
People are told they are free by those who control them
Lifetime slaves
Metaphorical reference to people being controlled without realizing it
Unaware of the debt you pay
People are oblivious to the price they pay for their unawareness
You want to know what I see when I look at you?
The singer's perspective on the audience's true nature
I see power
Recognition of potential in individuals
Power and beauty in a weakened species
Seeing strength and attractiveness in a vulnerable human race
We should be more evolved than this
Belief that humanity should have progressed further
We weren’t made to look like this
Humans weren't meant to be in conflict
Fight each other
Describes the destructive tendencies of humanity
Blame another
Blaming others instead of taking responsibility
Kill each other
Addressing the violence caused by division
They've been distracting you
Distractions employed to keep people from realizing the truth
I refuse to stand by and watch
Refusal to passively witness the divide
Big banks divide mankind
Accusation that influential financial institutions are causing division
You separate
Reiteration of the intentional separation of people
Just like they want it to be
Reinforcing the idea of people being deceived without awareness
Don’t know you’ve been deceived
Repetition of the deception by those who control freedom
By the ones who tell you you're free
Continuation of the idea of manipulated freedom
I was afraid to expose myself to the world
The fear of exposing oneself due to potential rejection by society
‘Cause if it hated me as much as I love it
Expressing love for the world despite the fear of rejection
It's all that I have left
Suggesting that expressing this message is the only thing left
This final message is all that I have left
Implying that this final message holds significant importance
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