![]() ![]() politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. 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. Never change for a person who doesn't even try to understand you in the first place. Therefore, these song lyrics kinda remind me of the song Stand Out Fit In by ONE OK ROCK. Ultimately, I think you can relate to this song even if you had a father, because there are always people that want to tell you how you should be, so that you fit in a specific stereotype for them or something. And how, can they say I'll never change? They're the ones that stay the same. And their words are just whispers and lies. He will never believe them (Yeah, the world is still sleeping. Can you help me be a man? As long as I know who I am).Īt the end, he gains more self-confidence and is certain that the people are wrong and that they will change their minds eventually. That person understands and accepts him as who he is, perhaps because he has had similar experiences. This is when he possibly finds someone to look up to and remain true to himself. ![]() He wants to be accepted for his true self (They don't know me, cause I'm not here / They can't see me, but I'm still here). They perceive him as they want to and don't accept him differently. And how, can the world want me to change? They're the ones that stay the same). And I'll never be what you want me to be / And I want a moment to be real. He will not change for them, because he wants to be accepted as he is (And what, do you think you'd ever say? You don't know me. They judge him without really trying to understand him. ![]() They are telling him how to be, so that he fits into their stereotypical male image. And how, can you learn what's never shown? Yeah you stand here on your own). People treating him like a boy, because he doesn't know things, that others probably do in his age, even though he is a young man and had no father in his childhood (And what, do you think you'd understand? I'm a boy, no, I'm a man. Referring to his father, who was never there for him (Or a moment, that's held in your arms). The society doesn't understand and don't want to accept him for who he is, because he is different (I am a question to the world. The metaphorical song is about a young man who grew up without having a father, struggles to find his place in life and wants to be accepted as he is (I'm Still Here – Treasure Planet / John Rzeznik). It's a powerful and emotional song.And how, can you learn what's never shown?Īnd how, can the world want me to change?Īnd their words are just whispers and lies He wishes to feel love and support.( I want a moment to be real wanna touch things I don't feel, wanna hold on and feel I belong) Although, the narrator is still figuring out who he is ( Can you help me be a man?) He knows his own heart and refuses to conform to those around him. The narrator only wants to belong and to be accepted. The people around him don't know him and they don't have the right to give him an identity.Īt the same time, the narrator is fighting to find himself (I'm a question to the world, not an answer to be heard) He shows strength by proclaiming "I'm still here"afterĮverything he's been through, both developing as a person and being reject by everyone. He is standing up for himself and saying he will never conform. The narrator realizes his dreams and ideas are different from people in the world. He fights the voices of rejectionand tunes them out. The constant pain of rejection is his life from those who are around him. ( I'm a boy, no I'm a man) The narrator is struggling with finding his personal identity in a world that doesn't accept him. The lyrics tell the story of a coming of age tale.
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