Power World
Unveiling the Imperfect Power World: Sam Phillips' Musical Reflections
Lyrics
Look at how they've washed your brain
Commenting on the influence of media and information on perception.
Down the info TV drain
Criticizing the impact of television and mass media on individual thought.
You're back before you ever came
Suggesting a sense of returning to a state of ignorance or naivety.
To find out what you need
Seeking to discover essential truths about oneself or life.
You try too hard, you try too soft
Describing attempts to fit in or conform, with varying degrees of effort.
You're afraid of getting lost
Expressing fear of losing oneself in the process of conformity.
As impostor number one
Identifying with a feeling of being an imposter or not authentic.
You left your record out in the sun
Highlighting a neglect of one's own creative or authentic pursuits.
All the signs of life aren't clear and straight and always right
Observing the ambiguity and complexity of signs indicating a meaningful life.
Our ideas of perfect are so imperfect
Reflecting on the imperfect nature of societal ideals of perfection.
Love doesn't pay attention to
Stating that love is indifferent to societal rules and expectations.
The metal teeth of ugly rules
Describing the harsh and restrictive nature of societal norms.
He was everybody's fool
Referring to someone being foolish for sacrificing love for societal norms.
For squandering his love on her
Criticizing the squandering of love for societal approval or conformity.
Thomas when you told the truth
Recalling a moment of truth-telling met with severe consequences.
They electrocuted you
Referencing a historical event where truth-telling led to punishment.
I'll pick up my zero and follow through
Expressing determination to continue despite challenges and consequences.
The perfect power world
Describing an idealized world with perfect power or control.
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