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Motograter Lyrics

I woke up today
The singer is describing their current physical state.

Didn't feel like I had slept at all
Despite sleeping, the singer felt no rest as if they were awake throughout the night.

Just another restless night
The singer gives context for their lack of sleep as something they experience often.

Such a reckless life
The artist alludes to a sense of danger and chaos in their life.

I wish that I could take it slow
The artist expresses a desire to slow down their life and pace.

Live it simple day by day
The singer's desire for a simpler life is emphasized here.

But there's always something new
The singer sees their life as constantly changing.

Something IN THE WAY
There's an obstacle or challenge holding the artist back from simplicity and a slower life.

Id like to change the hands of time
The artist wishes they could control time.

Start over Someone and rewind
The artist wants a fresh start and to undo what they have done.

Break ground and build a new design
The singer wishes to create something new and innovative.

Start over leave this all behind
The artist wishes to leave their current life behind and start anew.

Thumbing through the paper
The singer describes themselves reading a newspaper.

Its the same old black and white
The singer sees the world as unchanging and monotonous.

One man gets to live
The world has unequal distribution of resources and privileges.

And a dozen have to die
The artist highlights the unfairness and tragedy of this unequal distribution.

The reality do we create
The artist suggests that reality is constructed by people, rather than being objective.

We cross the lines we love to hate
People often engage in behavior that they know to be harmful, even to themselves.

Something we see everyday
The singer observes that these negative behaviors are commonplace in society.

But we ALWAYS CHOOSE TO LOK AWAY
Despite witnessing negative behavior, the artist suggests people often ignore it and fail to act against it.

The times have changed
The current era is different from the past.

But were still the same
Despite the era changing, people remain the same.

The cycle just repeats itself
History has a tendency to repeat itself.

It goes on and on
The cycle is continuous.

Creeping down the boulevard
The singer describes themselves as slowly moving along a main road.

Among the walking dead
The singer suggests that people on this road are aimless or lack direction.

Amount to nearly everything
Despite their aforementioned qualities, the people on the road still dominate the world.

Excepting WHAT THEY SAID
The artist urges the listener not to take what these people say at face value, insinuating it might be untrue.

On and on and on
The cycle of repetition continues.