Waiting On The World To Change
约翰梅尔John Mayer Lyrics

Me and all my friends
My friends and I, who are misunderstood, are perceived as standing for nothing, though we really do care about the world's problems.

We're all misunderstood
We are often judged harshly and unfairly because we don't have the means to make a difference in the world's problems.

They say we stand for nothing and
Others often assume that we don't have any values or goals that motivate us to make a change in the world.

There's no way we ever could
We feel overwhelmed and powerless in the face of the world's problems, and don't know how we could make a meaningful impact.

Now we see everything that's going wrong
We witness the issues plaguing society, and it seems that those in power aren't doing enough to address them.

With the world and those who lead it
The world's problems are compounded by ineffective leadership, and we, the young generation, feel unheard and unrepresented.

We just feel like we don't have the means
Despite our strong desire to effect real change, we feel like we lack the resources and influence to do so.

To rise above and beat it
We want to overcome these problems and create a better world, but it seems like a daunting task that is difficult to achieve.

So we keep waiting (waiting)
We continue to wait for a change that seems slow in coming, rather than taking direct action to effect change.

It's hard to beat the system
The entrenched political, social, and economic systems make it difficult to achieve real change in the world.

When we're standing at a distance
As young people without much power, we are unable to directly engage with the institutions and people that have the power to effect real change.

Now if we had the power
If we had the influence and resources to make a change, we would use it to make a real difference in the world's problems.

To bring our neighbors home from war
We would work tirelessly to end conflicts and bring about peace, so that soldiers would not have to miss important holidays with their families.

They would have never missed a Christmas
We would work to end the wars and conflicts that separate families, so that they can spend the holidays together in peace.

No more ribbons on their door
We would eliminate the tragedy of soldiers dying in battle and leaving behind a symbolic ribbon on their family's doorstep.

And when you trust your television
When we rely on the media to inform us about the world, we must be aware that it is often controlled by those in power and manipulated to maintain the status quo.

What you get is what you got
The information we receive from the media is often biased and incomplete, which means we are only getting part of the picture of what's going on in the world.

Cause when they own the information, oh
The media is often controlled by large corporations or government entities, who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo and preventing change.

They can bend it all they want
These powerful entities can manipulate the narrative to control what people believe and how they think about important social and political issues.

It's not that we don't care
We care deeply about the issues facing the world, but we are aware that there are significant structural barriers that make it difficult to effect meaningful change.

We just know that the fight ain't fair
We recognize that we are fighting an uphill battle, and that the entrenched power structures make it very difficult to create real change.

And we're still waiting (waiting)
Despite these difficulties, we continue to wait for the opportunity to make a real difference in the world.

One day our generation
We believe that someday, the young generation will have the power and influence to create real change in the world's problems.

Is gonna rule the population
We see a future where young people will have the power to shape society and create a better world for everyone.

No we keep on waiting (waiting)
For now, we continue to wait for the opportunity to make a difference, to effect real change in the world's problems.

Waiting on the world to change
For now, our only recourse is to continue to wait for change, hoping that someday we will have the power to create real change in the world.