Way Down the Line
Life's Echo: A Poignant Reflection on Generational Cycles
Lyrics
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
Things remain constant because they repeat in a familiar pattern.
The world you get's the one you give away
Your life's circumstances reflect what you contribute to the world.
It all just happens again
Events recur without significant change.
Way down the line
Refers to a distant point in time or consequence.
There is a chain that's never broken
There's an unbroken sequence of events or behaviors.
You know the story it's sad but true
An unfortunate but true narrative.
An angry man gets drunk and beats his kids
An enraged individual turns to alcohol and abuses their children.
The same old way his drunken father did
Continuation of an abusive pattern across generations.
What comes around well it goes around
Consequences return in a cyclical manner.
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
Reiterates the notion that patterns persist without change.
The world you get's the one you give away
Your life mirrors what you put out into the world.
It all just happens again
Events repeat themselves without notable alteration.
Way down the line
Refers to a distant future point where the cycle continues.
At 17 Shannon is pregnant
Describes a young girl, Shannon, who becomes pregnant.
As young as her mom when she had her
Shannon's situation mirrors her mother's at a similar age.
Her kid is never gonna have a dad
The child is destined to grow up without a father, similar to Shannon.
The same old way that Shannon never had
Shannon's life parallels her upbringing without a father figure.
What comes around well it goes around
Reiterates the cyclic nature of consequences.
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
Reemphasizes the repetition of unchanging patterns.
The world you get's the one you give away
Your life outcomes reflect what you invest in the world.
It all just happens again
Events recurrently unfold without significant alteration.
Way down the line
Refers again to a distant point in time where patterns persist.
And all the things you learn when you're a kid
Lessons learned in childhood lead to similar mistakes in adulthood.
You'll fuck up just like your parents did
You'll repeat the errors made by your parents.
It all just happens again
Events recur without substantial deviation.
Way down the line
Refers to a future moment where the cycle repeats.
And welfare moms have kids on welfare
Mothers relying on welfare have children who end up on welfare.
And fat parents they have fat kids too
Overweight parents tend to raise overweight children.
You know it's never gonna end
The cycle seems perpetual and never-ending.
The same old cycle's gonna start again
The same patterns and behaviors recur across generations.
What comes around well it goes around
Reiterates the cyclic nature of consequences and events.
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