Someone Else's Problem
Christmas Reflections: Unveiling the Invisible Struggles
Lyrics
Met Kim at the solstice and you asked her in for tea
Met Kim at the solstice and invited her in for tea.
She was set up and sleeping by the corner gum tree
Kim was set up and sleeping near a gum tree.
She ate and she danced, a good time on her own
Kim enjoyed herself, eating and dancing alone.
But saw the fear in her eye as we packed up and went home
Noticed fear in Kim's eyes as they left.
We locked up and went home
Locked up and went home.
It was a cold December night and you barely slept
Had a restless night thinking about Kim in cold December.
With Kim on your mind you tossed turned and you wept
Tossed and turned, wept for Kim.
So early next morn you went back to that tree
Next morning, returned to the tree, offered coffee.
Said, Hey can I make you a coffee?
Said, "Hey can I make you a coffee?"
Christmas is here again
Christmas is here again.
Run another lap with your family and friends
Running laps with family and friends.
But what about those doin' it rough on their own?
Concern for those struggling alone.
I guess I chalk 'em up as someone else's problem
Labeling the struggles of others as "someone else's problem."
Yeah I chalk 'em up as someone else's problem
Repeating the idea of distancing from others' problems.
You tried to help Kim, tried to sort her a phone
Attempted to help Kim, arranged for a phone.
But to set up a SIM card you need a fixed home
Challenges in setting up a SIM card without a fixed home.
You got her a few nights in that grimy motel
Provided nights in a motel, questioning the purpose.
Ooooh what's the point, I wanted to yell
Expressing frustration and helplessness.
Yeah I actually got annoyed driving you both around
Annoyance driving Kim, clutching at straws to find her family.
Cause we were clutching at straws to track her family down
Feeling guilty and ashamed of life's unfairness.
And Kim had been on the streets now for four odd years
Kim on the streets for four years, evoking tears.
The hopelessness of it all well it had you in tears
Feeling overwhelmed by the hopelessness of the situation.
I think I felt guilty and ashamed of all the unfairness
Guilty feelings for living with little care and awareness.
Of living most of my life with so little care and awareness
Realization of personal detachment and lack of understanding.
Of those who take so little, while I take so much
Acknowledging taking more than giving in life.
You showed me how I'd been so out of touch
Kim's situation highlighting the speaker's lack of awareness.
But the truth is right there, it's just uncomfortable to feel
Truth is uncomfortable, whether about the planet or hunger.
Whether it's our cooking planet or those without a next meal
Acknowledging the discomfort of global issues.
And I guess that's how we got here, in a world so messed up
Explaining how the world became messed up - ignoring problems.
Is we turned the blind eye
Turning a blind eye to issues, considering them someone else's problem.
And we chalked it up as someone else's problem
Christmas is here again
Continuing the cycle without considering the world's pain.
Run another lap with my family and friends
Indifference to the suffering of others, labeling it as not their concern.
Without sparing a thought to the pain of the world
Repeating the pattern of ignoring global issues.
And just chalk it up as someone else's problem
Christmas is here again, am I really gonna
Considering running laps with family and friends again.
Run another lap with my family and friends
Weighing the decision to open the heart to global pain.
Without opening this heart to the pain of the world
Continuing the cycle of indifference and labeling issues as not their own.
And just chalk it up as someone else's problem
Nah you taught me that it's all of our problem
Realization that global issues are everyone's problem.
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