Back To The Middle
India.Arie(인디아 아리) Lyrics

She is, twenty five, spent over half of her life
The woman is 25 years old and has spent more than half of her life in fear of expressing her thoughts and ideas.

So afraid to speak her mind, it's such a shame
The woman's fear to share her thoughts and ideas is unfortunate because she has a brilliant mind.

Cause what a brilliant mind she has
The woman possesses a brilliant mind, highlighting her potential to excel.

And now she's been introduced to confidence
The woman has grown confident in expressing herself.

She doesn't see, that she is bordering on arrogance
The woman's newfound confidence has edged into arrogance, causing her not to notice it.

When will she learn, to come back to the middle
The woman needs to find balance between her old fear and her new confidence.

He is, a young black man, grew up without his father
The man is a young black man who grew up without his father.

And now it falls into his hands, to protect his mother
The man has the responsibility to protect his mother since his older brother is too fearful to do so.

Cause if he doesn't, well then who will, his older brother lives in fear
If the man does not protect his mother, his older brother's fear is likely to prevent him from doing so.

Of everything, especially, trying to fill his father's shoes
The older brother is afraid of taking up his father's role for fear of not measuring up.

Respectively, they go to extremes, of masculine and feminine
The man and woman go to extremes in portraying traditional gender roles.

Chasing dreams, but they keep on falling
The man and woman keep chasing their dreams, but they keep failing.

Cause they don't know no balance
The man and woman lack balance in their lives.

When will they learn, to come back to the middle
The man and woman need to find balance in their lives to succeed in their dreams.

You must take the good with the bad, and you might hit the wall
Life is a mix of good and bad, and sometimes you might encounter obstacles.

Sometimes you'll fly and sometimes you'll fall
Sometimes you'll succeed and sometimes you'll fail in life.

There isn't any way, to avoid the pain
Pain is an inevitable part of life.

But it's getting burned, that's how you will learn
Experiencing pain can teach valuable lessons.

To come back to the middle
Finding balance is essential to living a fulfilling and successful life.

Needing to protect your self now that is just a part of life
Having the instinct to protect oneself is a natural part of living.

If you let your fears keep you from flying, you will never reach your height
Allowing fear to cripple you prevents reaching your full potential.

To get to the top you must come back to the middle
To achieve success and reach the top, one must find balance in their lives.

When will we learn, to come back to the middle
As a society, we need to find balance in our lives to achieve success and happiness.

Come back to the middle, Come back to the middle
The repetition of these lines emphasizes the importance of finding balance in life.

Don't make no mind about falling down
Failing is inevitable and does not define a person's worth.

Cause it's when you're in that valley
Going through tough times and feeling low is a valuable part of the journey.

You can see both sides more clearly
Going through tough times can offer perspective and clarity in making decisions.