Atlas
Atlas Unveiled: Liberation from Life's Burdens
Lyrics
Don't be a steppingstone in life
Caution against being a mere tool or sacrifice in life.
Don't carry the weight on your shoulders
Advice not to shoulder unnecessary burdens.
Don't bear the scars never meant to be yours
Discouragement from bearing scars that don't belong to the individual.
And take what is right from all these wrongs
Suggesting reclaiming what is right from past wrongs.
Condemned for all time held your world up for so long
Reflecting on enduring condemnation while supporting the world.
But I've paid your dues
Claiming to have fulfilled obligations or responsibilities.
And I owe nothing more to you
Declaring independence from further obligations.
So long I've suffered, this much I know
Acknowledging a history of suffering.
But what would happen if I just let go
Raising a question about the consequences of letting go.
Moments between peace and war
Reflecting on the delicate balance between peace and war in life.
If this is life what's it for?
Pondering the purpose of life itself.
Though they try make an Atlas of me
Rejecting attempts to define or control the speaker (Atlas metaphor).
I won't carry the weight of the world when I long to be free
Refusing to bear the weight of the world's troubles for personal freedom.
A broken spirit that may not mend
Acknowledging a wounded spirit that may not easily heal.
It's not like someone else could share my hand
Expressing the uniqueness of personal struggles.
Oh, you remember in the end
Recalling the importance of the speaker in the grand scheme of life.
My importance to the livelihood of man
Acknowledging the speaker's significance to human livelihood.
So long I've suffered, I've paid my dues
Reiterating the history of suffering and payment of dues.
Now I've got nothing, nothing to lose
Asserting having nothing left to lose after overcoming challenges.
Time to wake up now with more to be seen
Emphasizing the need to wake up to new possibilities.
My mind is in battle, I need to believe
Describing a mental battle and the necessity of belief.
Moments between peace and war
Reflecting again on the delicate balance between peace and war.
If this is life what's it for?
Repeating the existential question about the purpose of life.
Though you try make an Atlas of me
Rejecting attempts to define or control the speaker (Atlas metaphor, repetition).
I won't carry the weight of the world when I long to be free
Reiterating the refusal to bear the weight of the world for personal freedom.
A broken spirit that may not mend
Reiterating acknowledgment of a wounded spirit that may not easily heal.
It's not like someone else would share my hand
Reiterating the uniqueness of personal struggles.
Oh, you remember in the end
Recalling the importance of the speaker in the grand scheme of life (repetition).
My importance to the livelihood of man
Reiterating the significance of the speaker to human livelihood (repetition).
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