Never The Machine Forever
Eternal Struggle: Soundgarden's Reflection on Life and Machines
Lyrics
I can't live when it lives
I am unable to live when the machine is alive
It won't live if I die
The machine won't survive if I die
Machine has no heart to give
The machine lacks empathy or emotions
Heart it takes could be mine
The emotional toll it takes could be mine
Come on
Encouragement to face a challenge
Come down
Invitation to descend or confront something
Come out from where you hide
Encouragement to reveal oneself and not hide
Follows me down the river
The machine metaphorically follows the speaker
Shadows me through the sky
The machine's influence persists in various aspects of life
A sideways glance in the mirror
Reflecting on the situation with a hint of opposition
Stalemate machine in a tie
A deadlock with the machine, suggesting a standstill
Come on
Encouragement to confront or face challenges
Come down
Invitation to descend or confront something
Come out from where you hide
Encouragement to reveal oneself and not hide
Get up
Encouragement to rise or stand up
Get off
Encouragement to leave a situation or state
Get on with your life
Encouragement to move forward with one's life
Forever means all is not seen
Reflection on the limitations of "forever"
Never means forever brings everything
The paradoxical nature of "never" implying completeness
I fashion will and desire
Assertion of personal will and desire
Always I and I survive
The speaker's resilience and survival instinct
Mercurial mind the fire
Mind compared to a volatile and passionate fire
Fervorous direction and drive
Passionate determination and direction
Come on
Encouragement to confront or face challenges
Come down
Invitation to descend or confront something
Come out from where you hide
Encouragement to reveal oneself and not hide
Get up
Encouragement to rise or stand up
Get off
Encouragement to leave a situation or state
Get on with your life
Encouragement to move forward with one's life
Forever means all is not seen
Reflection on the limitations of "forever"
Never means forever brings everything
The paradoxical nature of "never" implying completeness
Get up
Encouragement to rise or stand up
Get off
Encouragement to leave a situation or state
Get on with your life
Encouragement to move forward with one's life
Now I see myself clearer
Increased self-awareness and understanding
Why time I visualize
Contemplation of time and its impact on perception
I spy device in the mirror
A realization of the influence of external devices
Checkmate watch machine die
Declaring victory over the watching machine
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