Song Description
Perhaps the central "message" in a lot of my recent work can be captured by the familiar phrase "be in the world, but not of the world". No matter what our stature and what we achieve here, this is but the Earthly plane...it's only one little stop in infinity. Wake up and smell the temporality.
| Song Length |
5:25 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Will |
Similar Artists |
David Bowie, Peter Gabriel |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Poor soul without a place to call home
plagued by the nagging echoes of the past you've disowned.
Poor soul all alone in the cold
with a drug-addled vision of the future you've sold.
Be in the world but not of the world.
Poor soul working day after day
with all of your worries and those debts to pay.
Poor soul, lines on your face and your hands
reflect the endless procession of mundane demands.
Be in the world but not of the world.
Rise above or fall below...
Poor soul with all your money and power
with your meager view of the world you devour.
Poor soul with all your status and fame,
with the hidden hurts of an ego inflamed.
Be in the world but not of the world.
Rise above or fall below...