Other Side
Navigating Shadows: The Struggle to Belong
Lyrics
We’ve all been on the other side,
We have all experienced being in a challenging situation.
Trying to get in, so
Attempting to be included or accepted.
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Questioning why someone is clinging to them like a swing.
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Reiteration of the questioning, emphasizing the behavior.
We’ve all been on the other side,
Reiteration of the experience of trying to fit in.
Trying to get in, so
Continuation of the effort to be included.
Why you turning on us like a switch?
Questioning why someone is betraying or abandoning them abruptly.
Why you turning on us like a switch?
Emphasizing the abrupt betrayal or abandonment.
We got all this rage kept contained
Having suppressed anger that needs to be expressed.
Gotta let it out
Feeling the need to release the pent-up rage.
But you’re thinking ‘bout your face
The person is preoccupied with preserving their image.
How to save it
Considering ways to protect their reputation.
It won’t work no more
Recognizing that the previous strategies won't work anymore.
We’ve all been on the other side,
Reiterating the experience of trying to be included.
Trying to get in, so
Continuing the effort to be part of something.
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Questioning why someone is clinging to them like a swing (repeated).
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Emphasizing the questioning of clinging behavior (repeated).
Give up
Suggesting the idea of giving up on the situation.
Hold up
Requesting a pause or delay in the current situation.
We’re waiting...
Expressing a state of anticipation or waiting.
There’s a lot that you won’t understand
Highlighting the existence of things not understood by others.
And you’re lucky ask
Suggesting that the person should consider themselves fortunate and inquire.
Don’t act surprised,
Advising not to act surprised, as their presence has always been there.
We’ve always been here
Emphasizing their enduring presence.
Working twice as hard
Highlighting the hard work put in, often with less reward.
For half as much
Expressing the disparity in effort and reward.
Still, I’m the lucky one
Acknowledging a sense of luck, despite challenges.
it’s all in my head
Stating that everything is within one's thoughts or perceptions.
You can’t say nothing no more
Asserting that there's nothing left to say or express.
It’s all the same
Emphasizing that the situation remains unchanged.
If you don’t know by now, by now
Prompting awareness of the current situation.
If you don’t know by now, by now
Repeating the call for awareness.
If you don’t know by now, by now
Continuing the call for awareness.
If you don’t know by now, by now
Emphasizing the importance of understanding the situation.
We’ve all been on the other side,
Reiterating the experience of trying to be included.
Trying to get in, so
Continuing the effort to be part of something.
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Questioning why someone is clinging to them like a swing (repeated).
Why you hanging off us like a swing?
Emphasizing the questioning of clinging behavior (repeated).
We’ve all been on the other side,
Reiterating the experience of trying to be included.
Trying to get in, so
Continuing the effort to be part of something.
Why you turning on us like a switch?
Questioning why someone is betraying or abandoning them abruptly.
Why you turning on us like a switch?
Emphasizing the abrupt betrayal or abandonment.
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