The Next Best Thing

Unveiling Life's Unpredictability Through Song
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Lyrics

5 o clock and the morning sun,

It's 5 o'clock in the morning, reflecting on oneself.

You’re thinking “What the hell have I become?”

Questioning personal identity and transformation.

Whatever happened to “waiting to happen”?

Reflecting on the lost anticipation of future events.

Well I guess sometimes you’re second to some

Acknowledging being secondary in certain situations.


Contemplate all the moments you wondered

Thinking about past moments of uncertainty.

Where’s the next place that you’re going to lay your head

Contemplating the next place to rest.

No surprise to me that you stumbled

Not surprised by stumbling onto a place to settle.

Onto some place to make your make your bed

Finding a place to make a bed.


And Oh,

Maybe I’ll hide for a while,

Considering hiding for a while.

I got the craving for,

Desiring something underground.

Sub-terranea

Reference to the underground, possibly symbolizing depth.


Maybe I will hide girl,

Expressing the intention to hide for a while.

Somewhere for a while,

Inviting someone to follow underground.

Won’t you follow me underground

Sharing secrets buried deep.

I’ll tell you all the secrets,

That were buried the deepest,

Revealing concealed secrets.

Just follow me underground

Encouraging someone to join in the hidden aspects.


We’re the masters of potential,

Claiming mastery of potential.

Keepers/creators of second bests,

Being creators of second bests, possibly settling for less.

Just let me know when your Pros all need a rest,

Offering an alternative when the best is unavailable.

I’ll send the next best thing

Sending the next best thing as a substitute.


And Oh,

Why do you look at me at so? It’s not my fault,

Questioning why someone is judging.

We’re not animals,

Rejecting the idea of being animals, asserting humanity.

We’re just underdogs

Identifying as underdogs, facing challenges.


Chorus


Now every single word you’ve ever said,

Every spoken word has a profound impact.

Has buried itself in a very special

Words have embedded themselves deeply.

That makes me want to separate the very

Expressing a desire to understand the differences.

Nature of our worlds are different and divided

Worlds are divided by lifted and scattered earth.

By the earth that’s been lifted and scattered by

The people that think we don’t matter

People who dismiss our significance by scattering earth.

I’m not trying to change history,

Not aiming to rewrite history.

All I wanted was for us to be a certain kind of free

Seeking a specific kind of freedom.

And have each our small victories,

Desiring individual victories.

Cause every time I hear the sound of someone who

Feeling pride in the voice of someone who was once lost.

Was lost but now has found a voice to scream out loud

I’m proud cause soon there won’t be place to hide

Anticipating a time when there is no place to hide.


Chorus

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