Taken by the Tide
Atlas Volt Lyrics
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Won’t turn around and let you float
You’re slated for submergence
When this giant wave will sink your boat
This surge rolls up like a scroll
You’ll be swept along by a flash flood
You’ll feel like a fish in a bowl
They’re playing God
Playing God
Don’t give up,
For this is the time it washes up at your feet
Swiftly withdraw and run
Before their takeover is complete
Make your voices heard and refuse
To mass consume ’cause they told you to
No wonder why you feel so confused
When all you got is their point of view
Their point of view…
You’re taken by the tide
I’m taken by the tide
We’re taken by the tide
The lyrics of "Taken By the Tide" by Atlas Volt are a commentary on the dangers of mass media and the way it shapes our understanding of the world around us. The "growing tide of convergence" refers to the way that various forms of media are coming together, giving us a more unified view of the world, but also stripping us of our individual perspective. The song warns that if we don't take control of our own consumption of media, we will be "taken by the tide," swept along by a wave of information that we can't control.
The song emphasizes the power of the media magnates who control what we see and hear, playing God with our understanding of the world. The lyrics urge us to resist the pull of mass consumption and to make our own voices heard, refusing to be told what to do and think. The line "you'll feel like a fish in a bowl" is a powerful metaphor for the way that we can become trapped and isolated in our consumption of media, cut off from our own thoughts and feelings.
Overall, "Taken By the Tide" is a warning about the power of mass media and the need for us to take control of our own consumption of information. It urges us to question what we are being told and to resist the pull of conformity and homogeneity that can come with mass media consumption.
Line by Line Meaning
Growing tide of convergence
The increasing merging of ideas and information
Won’t turn around and let you float
It won't stop or slow down for you
You’re slated for submergence
You're destined to sink
When this giant wave will sink your boat
When this overwhelming trend will negatively affect you
This surge rolls up like a scroll
This wave appears suddenly and quickly
You’ll be swept along by a flash flood
You'll be carried away by the trend very quickly
You’ll feel like a fish in a bowl
You'll feel trapped and observed
The media magnates are playing God
Big media companies are controlling and manipulating things like God would
They’re playing God
The media is playing with great power and control, like God
Don’t give up,
Keep trying
For this is the time it washes up at your feet
This is the time to act
Swiftly withdraw and run
Quickly retreat
Before their takeover is complete
Before their complete control is established
Make your voices heard and refuse
Express your dissent and refuse their ideas
To mass consume ’cause they told you to
To consume just because they told you to
No wonder why you feel so confused
No wonder why you feel lost and uncertain
When all you got is their point of view
When they are the only source of information you have
Their point of view…
Their perspective and opinion
You’re taken by the tide
You're swept away by the trend
I’m taken by the tide
I'm swept away by the trend
We’re taken by the tide
We're all affected and swept away by the trend
Contributed by Addison J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Absolynth
This is why I like this genre.
@MrGodofcar
This is synthwave, right?
@AC3electrosphere
@@MrGodofcar Chillwave
@trupotato
But still technically Synthwave, as Chillwave is technically a sub-genre. They are one and the same; Chillwave is just more laid-back and relaxed than regular Synthwave.
@unkn0wnmortaL
TruPotato yea synth has that higher pitch and energy to it,more intense of a sound
@dandelier
It's like this song is shouting 'Please! Remember me!' with tears in eyes trying to remind us our happy childhood and all good moments in it but it just fades away as the song ends...
@DamBeldor97356
your comment made me cry man, i'm serious...
@ultrapwnd
;____;
@Callofdutymaster22
wtf never heard that in it
@ZayYarMin75
@@DamBeldor97356 im 2008 please bring me back 20 years earlier