No Thing
Eternal Quest: Van Morrison's Reflection on Life's Unchanging Realities
Lyrics
People come and people go
People enter and exit from one's life
One monkey don't stop no show
Individual setbacks or obstacles do not halt the overall course of events
I'm getting too tired to start all over again
Feeling weary of starting anew
Cause it ain't gonna change no thing
No matter the effort, the situation won't undergo any significant change
There's just all of this here land
Reference to the vast expanse of land affected by human activities
Been trampled on by man
The land has been mistreated or damaged by human actions
And all around me, all these birds of prey
Mention of predatory individuals surrounding the speaker
And all I'm trying to do is just get by one more day
The speaker is struggling to navigate challenges day by day
Only a fool would ever think things could ever be the same
Only a foolish person expects things to remain unchanged
Only a fool would surmise everyone is sane
Foolish to assume everyone is rational or sane
I watch them come and go
Observing the constant flux of people coming and going
I'm fed up with the status quo
Frustration with the existing state of affairs
And I'm feeling too tired to start all over again
Feeling too exhausted to start afresh
Cause I know that it ain't gonna change no thing
Aware that efforts won't lead to any substantial change
Only a fool could think that things would ever be simple again
Only a fool imagines a return to simplicity
Only a fool would surmise everyone is the same
Foolish to believe everyone is alike
So I watch them come and go
Continued observation of people entering and exiting
I don't have time for the status quo
Rejecting conformity or the existing order
I say blessed be and I'm on my way, on my way
Expressing blessings and moving forward
Cause it ain't gonna change no thing, no, no, no, no, no, no
Affirmation that the situation will not change
Well it ain't gonna change no thing, yeah, yeah, yeah
Reiteration that the situation is unlikely to change
Well it ain't gonna change no thing
Emphasizing the lack of change
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