Chroma Key
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It Begins And It's Ending With You
There's No One Turning Your Page
There's Only You Turning All That Rage On Yourself

So What Happens When You Follow That Whim
Do You Love Her Or Him ?
Love Yourself Or Your Kin ?
Please Over Understand This

That This World Is A Looking Glass
And It Will Never Burst
Unless You Break It First

Being Is Not Is Not
Subject To Time To Time
Don't Forget
There's no Beginning
And There Is No End
Time is A Construct
It's Yours To Bend

There Is No Great Library
Of What You Did Done Do
Every Moment And Thing In Here Is Nil
You're Meant To Charge Them
They Reflect Your Will

This World Is A Looking Glass
And It Will Never Burst
You Can't Tell A Reflection To Change
You Have To Do It First

It Is Not What You Experience
That Will Expand Your Range
Don't Forget
It's How You React And Perceive It
That'll Make The Change
Make For The Deepest Change

So It Comes Back To Me
Reciprocality
Don't Forget
Every Encounter
You've With Ever Dealt
Has Never Ever Happened
Has Only Been Felt

What Beliefs Am I Projecting
They're bouncing Off The Glass
All The Things That Happen To Me
My Potentials Turned To Mass

then Never Any Thing Was Really About You
There's No One Turning Your Page
There's Only You Turning All That Rage On Yourself

What Happens When You Follow That Whim
Do You Love Her Or Him ?
Love Yourself Or Your Kin ?

Please Over Understand This:

That This World Is A Looking Glass
And It Will Never Burst
You Have To Break It First

Being Is Not
Subject To Time
Don't Forget
That If You're Waiting
Waiting For The End
Then That Is Your Choice
See You Around The Bend

So It Comes Back To Me
Reciprocality
Every Encounter You With Ever Dealt
Has Never Happened
Has Only Been Felt

What Beliefs Am I Projecting
They're Bouncing Off The Glass
All The Things That Happen To Me
My Potentials Turned To Mass

And If You Get Some Shit
Then You Can Ask Yourself




What Is It That I Hold As True
Creating This Situation

Overall Meaning

The song "Chroma Key" by 22 is a reflective piece on the nature of reality and self-perception. The opening lines "It begins and it's ending with you" set the tone for introspection and contemplation. The chorus drives home the message that the world is a reflection of one's inner self and that change must come from within. There is no one turning your page, no external force responsible for your emotions or experiences. It is your own choices and perception that shape your reality.


Throughout the song, there are recurring themes of self-love, reflection, and personal responsibility. The lyrics emphasize that one must love themselves before they can love others, for only then can they break free from the cycle of self-blame and guilt. The line "Being is not subject to time to time" speaks to the timeless nature of existence and how our perception of time can often hold us back.


Line by Line Meaning

It Begins And It's Ending With You
Everything in this world, no matter how it starts or ends, eventually revolves around you.


There's No One Turning Your Page
No one is controlling your life or decisions. You are in charge of your own story.


There's Only You Turning All That Rage On Yourself
You are the only one hurting yourself in moments of anger or frustration. You need to look within to change that.


So What Happens When You Follow That Whim
What happens when you act on impulse or desire without thinking through the consequences?


Do You Love Her Or Him ?
Do you love someone else or yourself?


Love Yourself Or Your Kin ?
Should you prioritize loving yourself or your family?


Please Over Understand This
Pay close attention to what I'm about to say next.


That This World Is A Looking Glass
The world is like a mirror, reflecting back at us what we put into it.


And It Will Never Burst
No matter how much we try to escape or deny what we see in the world, it will always be there.


Unless You Break It First
If you want to change what you see in the world, you have to start with changing yourself.


Being Is Not Is Not
Existence doesn't inherently have a start or end point.


Subject To Time To Time
Time doesn't control or limit existence.


Don't Forget
Remember this important point:


There's no Beginning
There is no exact point in time when existence started.


And There Is No End
There will never come a point when existence will stop.


Time is A Construct
Time is a human-made concept that is subject to interpretation.


It's Yours To Bend
You have the power to manipulate time in your own way.


There Is No Great Library
There isn't a definitive record of everything you've done, are doing, or will do in your life.


Of What You Did Done Do
No one has compiled this library of all your actions and choices.


Every Moment And Thing In Here Is Nil
Nothing in the world has inherent value or meaning; it's up to us to assign that value or create that meaning.


You're Meant To Charge Them
It's your responsibility to imbue the world with meaning and value.


They Reflect Your Will
The world reflects what you want it to be, consciously or subconsciously.


You Can't Tell A Reflection To Change
You can't expect the world to change if you're not willing to change yourself first.


You Have To Do It First
Don't wait for someone else to make a change; start with yourself.


It Is Not What You Experience
The mere act of experiencing something isn't what helps you grow or change.


That Will Expand Your Range
It's how you react and perceive that experience that will push you to grow and change.


Make For The Deepest Change
The most profound growth and change come from how you react to events, not the events themselves.


So It Comes Back To Me
In the end, it's up to me to create value and meaning in my life and in the world.


Reciprocality
The idea that everything in life is a two-way street and that what you give out will come back to you.


Every Encounter You With Ever Dealt
Every interaction or relationship you've ever had only exists because you created it.


Has Never Been Happened
Those interactions are always in the past and no longer exist.


Has Only Been Felt
All that remains of those interactions is how they made you feel and what you learned from them.


What Beliefs Am I Projecting
What ideas and values am I projecting onto the world through my actions and choices?


They're Bouncing Off The Glass
Those beliefs and values are reflected back to me and influence how I experience the world.


My Potentials Turned To Mass
All the potential I have in life is only realized when I take action and make it into a reality.


And If You Get Some Shit
When things go wrong, when we encounter obstacles, we should look inward and ask ourselves what role we played in creating those problems.


Then You Can Ask Yourself
Instead of blaming the world, we should take responsibility for how we feel and act.


What Is It That I Hold As True
What beliefs and values do I have that created this situation, and do I need to change them to get a different outcome?


Creating This Situation
Accepting responsibility for the state of my life and taking action to change it is the only way to create progress and growth.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Per Kristian Trollvik, Mats Paulsen, Andreas Kjoel Berg, Magnus Boermark

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