![]() ![]() ![]() Not only is it practical, but nearly all world religions agree as well. The essence of all human villainy is selfishness, when one puts himself before others and acts in such a way as to defend himself at any cost, the results are exactly what's listed: tears, lies, unbending pride, not to say that all pride is bad, national pride is a wonderfully healthy thing as long as it doesn't turn into extreme nationalism, but I think we do need more patriotism in America like we used to have.Īnyway, the point being, the antithesis to megalomania is the attitude set forth by the positives they listed: caring, loving, sharing. lied." "if everyone swallowed their pride". It seems that, in a subtle way, this song touches on the very root of the problem. If you think otherwise, feel free to correct me. , I think there would still be the sin to hold us back. ![]() Remember when God made the world, and man, and it was good? Well, didn't man choose to sin? So, even In the end, I actually disagree with what he says ("We’d see the day, we’d see the day When nobody died"). You notice how he says "If" a lot? He's acknowledging that it would be impossible, and that utopia is only a dream (an impossible one at that). ![]() He's saying that him and his girl love each other so much, and that if everyone were that way, it would be a pretty d*** close utopia. My favorite part is his analogy with the stars: Maybe the "They're only light" part meant that, again, he and her are only one (or I guess you could say two)? I'm not sure what he meant by the fireflies analogy. When he goes on to say "Amen I, I'm Alive", I get the feeling that for some reason he should be dead now? That it's only a miracle that of all the people dying in the world, he isn't "it" yet. In the begining of the song, he praises his girl, which is confusing, assuming this song is still about politicts. But I never really thought of it as a politcal song at first. I have to agree with NickelbackFan (1st commenter). If everyone shared and swallowed their pride From underneath the trees, we watch the sky ![]()
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