We Could Be Friends
Discovering Common Ground: We Could Be Friends by Taylor's Apprentice
Lyrics
Hey I was thinking maybe we could be friends
Expressing a desire to establish a friendship
We could spend all day offline
Suggesting spending quality time together away from online interactions
Tell each other stories of back when
Proposing sharing personal stories from the past
And maybe you could get to know me, and I could learn a hell of a lot from you
Expressing openness to mutual understanding and learning from each other
Maybe we could find common ground worth coming to
Hoping to discover common ground that brings value to the friendship
You know the media’s not sociable anymore
Commenting on the declining sociability of the media
It seems we sharpen different sides of the same divisive sword
Noting the divisive nature of media content and discussions
And the mobs are piling up
Observing the accumulation of angry or unruly groups
And the mobs are tearing down
Highlighting destructive actions by these groups
And their signals leave no virtue to be found
Commenting on the lack of virtue in the signals or messages being conveyed
Well, all of science I don’t understand
Admitting a lack of understanding in certain areas, possibly scientific topics
And it ain’t even my job five days a week
Emphasizing that the speaker's job doesn't involve understanding science regularly
But when the jesters speak more reason than the heralds and the kings
Highlighting the paradox where jesters (entertainers) speak more reason than authoritative figures
Well it makes it hard not to question everything
Expressing the difficulty in not questioning everything given the circumstances
You know the media’s not sociable anymore
Reiterating the unsociable nature of the media
It seems we’re all on different sides of the same destructive wars
Observing different sides engaged in destructive conflicts
And the mobs are piling up
Repeating the accumulation of angry or unruly groups
And the mobs are tearing down
Reiterating destructive actions by these groups
And their signals leave no virtue to be found
Repeating the commentary on the lack of virtue in conveyed messages
Hey I was thinking maybe we could be friends
Returning to the initial theme, expressing a desire for friendship
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