This is one of the songs from the soundtrack to the movie “ONCE”. The soundtrack is really awesome.
As a writer of lyrics myself, it never ceases to amaze me how so many people can listen to the same song and get so many different interpretations of what the song is “really about”.
I was just listening to this song, and then I had an interesting interpretation of the song that I would like to share with you. Think of this song, not as a love song between a woman and a man, but between Gaia (the earth/our Home) and Anthropos (Society/Humankind).
Gaia sings her song to Anthropos:
“I think it's time, we give it up
And figure out what's stopping us
From breathing easy, and talking straight
The way is clear if you're ready now
The volunteer is slowing down
And taking time to save himself
The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me
And I can't keep up with you
Maybe if you slowed down for me
I could see you're only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn
The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me
And I can't keep up with you
Maybe if you'd slowed down for me
I could see you're only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn?
So plant the thought and watch it grow
Wind it up and let it go”
"The volunteer is slowing down
And taking time to save himself"
Is the Earth slowing down its abundance to help itself because we won't? Are we in a Parasitic or Symbiotic relationship with the Earth?
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