On My Way
Journey of Resilience: The Watchmen's 'On My Way'
Lyrics
Change yourself not me
Requesting change in oneself rather than others
Vicious fighter I'll agree
Admitting to being a fierce fighter
Nervous anger scotch part water
Feeling anxious and combining alcohol with water
I've recovered fine it's me
Claiming personal recovery and growth
I've grown up big and strong
Claiming personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Heading back towards a goal or destination
Wear my halo
Using a halo as a metaphor for perspective
It'll make you see like me
Belief that the halo can help others see the same way
I fell hard though
Admitting to a significant failure
But I'll get back up on you'll see
Expressing determination to recover from the failure
I've grown up big and strong
Reiteration of personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continued pursuit of the journey back to a goal
Grown up big and strong
Reaffirmation of personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continued journey toward personal goals
In my town I remember
Recollection of struggling in one's hometown
Fought to break my mind down
Fighting against mental breakdown
Paid my toll conscience clear
Acceptance of personal responsibility and a clear conscience
My conscience is clear
Emphasizing the clarity of one's conscience
I've grown up big and strong
Continued emphasis on personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continuation of the journey back to a goal
Grown up big and strong
Reiteration of personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continued progress toward personal goals
I've lost my place here now
Feeling displaced and without a place
I've got no place any longer
Sense of not belonging anywhere anymore
It's always the same story
Expressing a feeling of repetition or monotony in life
Seven times the man I'll ever be
Feeling inadequate compared to an ideal
Like God on Sunday
Using religious imagery to describe oneself
I kiss the barrel spray my brains
Imagining a drastic act of self-harm
All gone now
Concluding that it's all over now
Grown up big and strong
Reassertion of personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continued pursuit of the journey back to a goal
Grown up big and strong
Reiteration of personal growth and strength
On my way back on
Continued progress toward personal goals
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