It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life. ![]() ![]() that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. But there is seemingly no way out but death. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. You are the one person I knew I could always rely on to give me an honest opinion, whether I wanted it or not. When it felt like the rest of the world was against me, you always had my back. Ever since the day I met you, you have stood by my side and supported me in everything I have done. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. Dear Friend, You have always been here for me. She says, The most meaningful lives, I’ve learned, are often not the. The author, Emily Esfahani Smith argues that young people desire to become famous and do big things, yet most dreams will not be fulfilled. Stream songs including 'Ghost In My House', 'Turn Your Light On Me' and more. A few weeks ago, I read a New York Times article with an intriguing title: You’ll Never Be Famous And That’s O.K. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. Listen to Timekeeper by Lucy Schwartz on Apple Music. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"-being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. ![]() But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song.
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