Lyrics
It's something we all say we want
Expressing a common desire shared by many.
It's something most will live without
Not essential for most people's lives.
Happy is what you make
One's happiness is self-created.
It's up to you it's not my choice to make
Individual responsibility for personal choices.
I don't need that anymore
No longer reliant on something mentioned earlier.
I'm older now I'm seeing clear
Gaining clarity with age.
This is what I made
Referring to the life one has built.
It's up to me it's not your choice to make
Individual responsibility for personal choices (repeated idea).
It's nothing that you want to hear
Not something others may want to hear.
So listen up, make myself clear
Emphasizing the importance of paying attention.
Sacrifice is your savior
Suggesting that sacrifice can be redemptive.
It's on the inside that you'll find it all
True value found internally, not in material possessions.
Not in the shit you bought at the shopping mall
Rejecting superficial consumerism.
It's learning how to give with your selfish bones
Learning to give despite inherent selfishness.
Everything I say is free,
Emphasizing the freedom of expression.
I ain't nobody's property
Asserting independence and self-ownership.
The greatest thing on Earth
Hinting at the value of intangible experiences.
When you feel it running down
Describing a profound emotional experience.
The back of your spine you'll know
Indicating a visceral realization.
Nobody can take what everybody owns
Highlighting the universal nature of certain things.
The sky's on fire
Metaphorical description of intense emotions.
It's burning you alive
Expressing the destructive nature of jealousy.
With your jealousy
Linking jealousy to personal suffering.
You can take and you take
Critiquing a pattern of taking without giving.
Your left with nothing
Left with emptiness due to selfish actions.
But your misery
Resulting in persistent unhappiness.
Even seeing everything that you've done
Observing one's actions without prompting change.
Won't make you stop being who you've always been
Stressing the difficulty of changing one's inherent nature.
Even seeing everything that you've become
Accepting personal growth but not admitting fault.
Won't make you admit that you have been wrong
Stubbornness in acknowledging past mistakes.
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