The Civilized Life
Unveiling the Struggle: Embracing Rebellion in 'The Civilized Life'
Lyrics
Used to be dreamer, now I gotta wake up
Transition from being a dreamer to facing reality and needing to wake up.
Play time is over, that's enough of that stuff
Expressing the end of playful or carefree times, a call to seriousness.
I once was like a king everywhere that I went
Formerly felt like a king, now experiencing a loss of recognition and financial struggle.
Now nobody knows me and I can't pay my rent
Current anonymity and financial difficulties preventing rent payment.
The curtain is closing
Sense of closure or ending, possibly reflecting a challenging situation.
Feels like the noose is getting tight
Feeling trapped or constrained, as if a noose is tightening around the speaker.
Well, It might be for you, but I'm just not the type
Rejecting the notion that the situation applies to everyone, asserting individuality.
To simply adjust to the civilized life
Resistance to conforming to a conventional or "civilized" lifestyle.
Go to school, go to work, go to bed and to church
Listing mundane activities like going to school, work, bed, and church.
Go see a doctor who makes you feel worse
Criticizing the medical system for making individuals feel worse instead of better.
In everyday life every day is the same
Highlighting the monotony of everyday life and the repetitiveness of daily routines.
And everyone beats me at this everyday game
Expressing a sense of failure or defeat in the daily struggles.
No time for dreaming
Rejecting the luxury of time for dreaming when stuck in a 9 to 5 job.
If I got to do 9 to 5
Resentment towards the conventional work hours and lifestyle.
A job and a car, and a kid, and a wife
Listing conventional elements of a settled life - job, car, child, and spouse.
But I'm just not cut out for the civilized life
Asserting that the speaker is not suited for a conventional, "civilized" life.
Once we were legends of far away shores
Recalling a time when the speaker and others were legendary, possibly in the past.
Those days are gone, you can't do that no more
Acknowledging the end of an era where certain actions were possible.
Once I had the power but I'm no more allowed
Reflecting on lost power and the prohibition of going on stage to perform.
To go out on stage to the roar of the crowd
Expressing a sense of loss and nostalgia for the days of being celebrated by a crowd.
That chapter is over
Indicating the end of a significant chapter or phase in life.
The page has turned to the other side
Turning the page to a different phase or aspect of life.
The glory days ended, got to take it in stride
Acknowledging the conclusion of glorious days and the need to accept it gracefully.
But I'm just not cut out for the civilized life
Reiterating the speaker's unsuitability for a conventional, "civilized" life.
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