Baba O'Riley
Embracing Life's Battle: A Journey Through Teenage Wasteland
Lyrics
Out here in the fields
Expressing a sense of being in open, rural areas
I fight for my meals
Describing a struggle for survival or success
I get my back into my living
Committing effort and energy to one's way of life
I don't need to fight
Asserting independence and self-sufficiency
To prove I'm right
Rejecting the need to engage in conflicts to validate oneself
I don't need to be forgiven
Declaring a lack of need for absolution or forgiveness
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeating "Yeah" as a rhythmic expression without clear semantic meaning
Don't cry
Advising against tears or emotional distress
Don't raise your eye
Encouraging restraint and not expressing surprise or disapproval
It's only teenage wasteland
Referring to a place or state of confusion and chaos associated with adolescence
Sally, take my hand
Addressing an individual named Sally, extending an invitation or seeking companionship
We'll travel south 'cross land
Proposing a journey together, emphasizing a direction
Put out the fire and don't look past my shoulder
Instructing to extinguish a metaphorical fire and avoid dwelling on the past
The exodus is here
Announcing a collective departure or movement
The happy ones are near
Noting the proximity of those content or fortunate
Let's get together before we get much older
Suggesting unity before aging further
Teenage wasteland
Reiterating the idea of a tumultuous and confusing period of youth
It's only teenage wasteland
Emphasizing again the nature of adolescence as a challenging time
Teenage wasteland, oh, yeah
Repeating the idea of a teenage wasteland with emphasis
Teenage wasteland
Repeating the notion of adolescence as a challenging and tumultuous period
They're all wasted
Concluding with a statement about individuals being wasted or lost
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