Lyrics
Meaningless lives
Expressing the idea that lives lack meaning.
In the sea of the city
Describing the urban environment as vast and overwhelming.
No empathy in sight
Highlighting the absence of empathy in the surroundings.
Just self-pity
Suggesting a focus on self-pity rather than understanding others.
Salt in the wounds of the people
Referring to the harmful impact on people, adding to their pain.
Of this town
Emphasizing the negative consequences on the town's residents.
Never questioning
Critiquing a lack of critical thinking or self-reflection.
If we need you around
Questioning the necessity of the individual's presence.
These streets existed before
Acknowledging the pre-existence of the urban landscape.
Progress isn't for anyone, it benefits you
Challenging the idea that progress benefits everyone equally.
Benefits you
Repeated emphasis on the exclusive benefits of progress.
Benefits you
-Wrecked everything in your path
Conveying a destructive impact, ruining everything in one's path.
Histories you'll never understand
Suggesting a lack of understanding of historical context.
Never questioning
Reiterating the lack of critical questioning about one's presence.
If we need you around
Re-emphasizing the pre-existence of the urban environment.
These streets existed before
Reinforcing the idea that progress is not universally beneficial.
Progress isn't for anyone, it benefits you
Repeated emphasis on the exclusive benefits of progress.
Benefits you
-Benefits you
-You're presence
Stating that one's presence has a negative, stagnating effect.
Turns everything stale
Describing how the individual makes everything dull and lifeless.
Never questioning
Reiterating the lack of critical questioning about one's presence.
If we need you around
Reinforcing the pre-existence of the urban environment.
These streets existed before
Reinforcing the idea that progress is not universally beneficial.
Progress isn't for anyone, it benefits you
Repeated emphasis on the exclusive benefits of progress.
Benefits you
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