Something Is Better Than Nothing
Embracing Something: Unveiling the Meaning in Rough Cats' Melodic Wisdom
Lyrics
She was always experimenting with words
She frequently played with words, exploring their meanings and nuances.
Like a lexical Rorschach test
Comparing her use of words to a psychological inkblot test, suggesting a subjective interpretation.
Rolling them to round to see which one would
Experimenting with words, testing their effectiveness.
Leap from her lips the best
Using words that resonate or express well when spoken.
But when she had something to say
When she had a meaningful message, she discarded fanciful ideas.
She'd put fancy notions away
Choosing straightforward and direct communication when necessary.
My mother would say
Quoting the speaker's mother emphasizing a recurring piece of advice.
My mother would say
-Something is better than nothing
Expressing a philosophy that doing something, however small, is better than doing nothing.
Something gets something done
-Something is better than nothing
-So get up do something son
-You don't want no nothing
Encouraging to avoid having nothing and to strive for something.
You don't want to want at all
-There was a girl that didn't want all of my love
Describing a past relationship where the speaker didn't receive enough love.
I took what she gave it wasn't nearly enough
-Something is better than nothing
Reiterating the idea that having something is better than having nothing, motivating action.
Something still gets you some
-Something is better than nothing
-So go get it on now my son
-You don't want no nothing
Emphasizing the undesirable nature of having nothing or lacking ambition.
You don't want to want at all
-There's work to be done, it's a mountain
Referring to the challenges of life as a metaphorical mountain with tasks to be completed.
It looks pretty steep from the base
-I could put off what I've been putting off
-'Cause tomorrow's a scaleable day
-Toil gets adjourned more to come
Expressing a struggle with procrastination and the consequences of not accomplishing tasks.
And I don't get anything done
-My mother would say
Repeating the mother's advice to reinforce its importance.
My mother would say
-Something is better than nothing
Stressing the theme that taking action, however small, is better than inaction.
Something gets something done
-Something is better than nothing
-So get up and do something son
-You don't want no nothing
Highlighting the undesirable nature of having nothing and lacking ambition.
You don't want to want at all
-At all, at all, at all
Emphasizing the point made in lines 15-16, reiterating the importance of having something.
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