Can I Go On
Navigating Life's Crossroads: Finding Purpose Amidst Weariness
Lyrics
Everyone I know is tired
Expresses the general fatigue experienced by people in the speaker's social circle.
And everyone I know is wired
Highlights the prevalence of being connected to technology and feeling overstimulated.
To machines, it's obscene
Describes the attachment to machines as excessive or morally offensive.
I'll just scream 'til it don't hurt no more
Suggests using screaming as a coping mechanism to numb emotional pain.
Everyone I know is happy
Contrasts with line 1, indicating that despite tiredness, people project happiness.
But everyone I know is napping
Points out the paradox of being both happy and frequently napping.
Half the day thrown away
Highlights the wastefulness of spending half the day sleeping.
But I can't find the thrill anymore
Expresses a sense of disillusionment with the inability to find excitement.
Maybe I'm not sure
Reflects uncertainty about the desire to continue with the current state of things.
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Reiterates the longing to persevere despite uncertainties.
Maybe I'm not sure
Repeats the uncertainty expressed in line 10.
I wanna go on at all
Questions the motivation to continue at all.
Everyone I know is funny
Acknowledges humor but implies its lack of financial value or substance.
But jokes don't make us money
Comments on the limited profitability of jokes in the speaker's environment.
Sell our rage, buy and trade
Describes a transactional approach to managing anger and emotions.
But we still cry for free every day
Emphasizes the persistence of emotional distress despite attempts to commodify it.
Everyone I know is bored
Notes the prevalent boredom among people.
But everyone I know is floored
Contrasts boredom with being emotionally overwhelmed or "floored."
Crawl around on the ground
Imagery of crawling on the ground suggests a sense of helplessness.
Let the sound of your blood lead the way
Suggests following one's instincts or emotions rather than rationality.
Maybe I'm not sure
Reiterates the uncertainty about continuing with the current state.
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Expresses the desire to persist despite the uncertainties.
Maybe I'm not sure
Repeats the uncertainty expressed in line 24.
I wanna go on at all
Questions the motivation to continue living.
My desire is contagious
Repetition reinforces the idea that the speaker's desire or emotions are influential and easily spread to others.
My desire is contagious
-My desire is contagious
-My desire is contagious
-My desire is contagious
-My desire is contagious
-Maybe I'm not sure
Repeats the uncertainty about the desire to continue with the current state.
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Reiterates the longing to persevere despite uncertainties.
Baby, I'm not sure
Repeats the uncertainty expressed in line 36.
I wanna go on at all
Questions the motivation to continue at all.
Maybe I'm not sure
Reiterates the uncertainty about the desire to continue with the current state.
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Reiterates the longing to persevere despite uncertainties.
Maybe I'm not sure
Repeats the uncertainty expressed in line 41.
I wanna go on at all
Questions the motivation to continue living.
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