Settle Down
Over the Wall Lyrics
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Go stamp a stamp on the jiffy bag
Should they reply I may require
A slot with all the flaps and my notice
Furthered ambitions wait around
Because they're not surround you
Found some result from this inaction
I'm blind without sparks that can actually kill me
It's not a race,
You're always searching for a finish line
God's not here and if He was
He'd just take the option to lay you down
I'm here to calm you down
And throw up pills, you can run around
Then when all else fails
I won't be going anywhere
And I don't want to work for some shitty company
And I don't wanna get a job with my degree in the industry
And I don't know if I'll have enough to settle down eventually
But I would like it if I could spend my days with you
Go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And I don't want to wait while they take the best of me
And I don't wanna feel I have to fight for every piece
Or shout among these laughter stories, pride, humility
But I would quite like if I could spend my days alone with you
Go break free, it's not your responsability
And go break free, it's not your responsability
And I don't want to work for some shitty company
And I don't wanna get a job with my degree in the industry
And I don't know if I'll have enough to settle down eventually
But I would like it if I could spend my days with you
In the opening verse of the song, the singer talks about mailing letters to people in different parts of the world. They mention the process of mailing a letter, from stamping it to waiting for a response. The singer reflects on their own "furthered ambitions" and how they are surrounded by people who don't share the same drive. They seem frustrated with their lack of action and are yearning for a spark that will motivate them to take risks and pursue their goals.
In the chorus, the singer tries to reassure someone (possibly themselves) that life isn't a race and they don't need to constantly search for a finish line. They also reference the absence of a higher power who would "lay [them] down" if they were there. The singer then offers what seems to be medication to help the other person "calm down" and keep going. The last line hints at a commitment to the other person even when things get tough.
The second verse starts with the singer rejecting the idea of working for a company or using their degree to join a particular industry. They seem to reject the idea of having to fight or compete for success. The singer then reiterates their desire to spend their days with someone. The chorus repeats again, emphasizing that the person being addressed should not feel responsible for the expectations and standards set by society or anyone else.
As a whole, "Settle Down" seems to be a reflection on the pressure and expectations of adulthood and the desire to break free from them. It acknowledges that the pursuit of success can be daunting and isolating, but it also offers the possibility of finding support and love outside of societal norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Letters mailed to the East and the West,
I sent letters to faraway places, hoping for a response.
Go stamp a stamp on the jiffy bag
Put a stamp on the envelope so it can be mailed.
Should they reply I may require
If they respond back, I may need to make arrangements.
A slot with all the flaps and my notice
I will need a mailbox slot big enough to fit the envelope and a place to receive the response.
Furthered ambitions wait around
My goals and aspirations are still waiting to be achieved.
Because they're not surround you
My ambitions are not being influenced or held back by anyone.
Found some result from this inaction
I've realized that not taking action can lead to some sort of outcome.
I'm blind without sparks that can actually kill me
I need something that is exciting enough to motivate me towards achieving my goals.
It's not a race,
Life is not a competition.
You're always searching for a finish line
You are constantly trying to reach an ultimate goal or destination.
God's not here and if He was
There is no divine intervention, even if there was.
He'd just take the option to lay you down
God would only allow you to rest.
I'm here to calm you down
I am here to provide comfort and support.
And throw up pills, you can run around
I will provide medication to help you cope.
Then when all else fails
If everything else doesn't work out,
I won't be going anywhere
I will be here to stay and support you.
And I don't want to work for some shitty company
I don't want to work for a company that doesn't value me or my work.
And I don't wanna get a job with my degree in the industry
I don't want to settle for a job that doesn't require the education and skills I worked hard to acquire.
And I don't know if I'll have enough to settle down eventually
I am unsure if I will have enough resources to establish a stable life in the future.
But I would like it if I could spend my days with you
But I would be happy if I could share my life with you.
Go break free, it's not your responsability
You are not obligated to conform to societal norms or expectations.
And go break free, it's not your responsability
You have the freedom to live your life the way you want to.
And I don't want to wait while they take the best of me
I don't want to waste my time and energy for someone else's benefit.
And I don't wanna feel I have to fight for every piece
I don't want to struggle and compete for every opportunity.
Or shout among these laughter stories, pride, humility
I don't want to participate in societal expectations and norms that do not align with my values.
But I would quite like if I could spend my days alone with you
But I would be happy spending my life alone with you.
Contributed by Ruby F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mpa8336
Somehow, fresh sells for a higher price... when it starts going bad, the price goes down.
In traditional cultures, the old teach the young. In our culture, the media teaches the young- badly.
"I don't cook, I don't clean, let me tell you how I got that ring"...
I visited Austria, years ago, as part of a honeymoon [she went nuts, I had to divorce her for my own safety] We did the Sound of Music tour, which is nice. We saw the palace in the movie Amadeus. The von Trapp house in the movie had a front from one house, and a back from another house. Nice tour. At one point, the tour guide bemoaned the loss of Jewish merchants- who always had low prices, were great businessmen. There was a concentration camp not far from that area. Over half of SS troops were Austrian. All I could think of, was, well, it's not like your people made Jews feel very welcome, did you... I am so very amused, listening to women ask where all the good men went. Uhh, yeah. The good men go dark, they drop into brush, and vanish from view, as any prey animal would, when a predator is around.
Years ago, I went to a martial arts class, in a college town. There were women 30-60 there. All poisonously feminist. And... and... all of them knew that Prince Charming was right around the corner, waiting for the right conjunction of Venus and Mars, to marry them, put them on a $5K/month allowance, buy the big house for them, the vacations in Europe, and to lavish attention on them, despite their constant disrespect for him. They based these on the documentaries they watched- you know, soap operas, Hallmark movies, romance novels, and so on, which are always precisely accurate depictions of real human daily life. And the only reason they didn't have that fairytale life was male oppression. I put on my cloak of invisibility- aka being a beta male- and just listened. I learned much. Of course they later decided that the instructor, a black man, was somehow sexually harassing them during the course. I have spent enough time on VisionQuests and other spiritual stuff that I can lavish love on people, just be turning on the flow. Around those women? Cloak of invisibility. If you need to get rid of a woman fast- just start crying. Works like a charm. Or otherwise act beta- you know, talk about your feelings, just like the feminists tell you. They're gone. I remember a woman about 55 in college- like this- she was desperately dating professors, to find Mr. RIghtWallet. They'd date her, but cut her off after one date. She had a little problem- nuclear waste grade resentment, plus a drinking problem. Oddly enough, Dr. RightWallet was doing his risk assessment. I had no status- just a student assistant- she invited me to dinner, I brought my girlfriend at the time- and Madame Battleaxe got sarcastic, and abusive, to the point we had to leave. THis was like 1981.
Women wanted everything men have... now they have it, and they are upset... 1 in 3 women have had an abortion, has an STD... 80% of women consort with 20% of men. 10% of men are 6'1". Women find 80% of men ugly.
My grandmother worked. AT HOME. Monday was wash day. No washing machines; it was done by hand. You had to scrub out stains- by hand. Tuesday was ironing day- with flatirons. It took a while. No mixes back then; you bought your flour and sugar in bulk. In 1944, it cost 8c/lb. Only after WW II did prepackaged mixes come out. Wednesday was mending day- clothes were expensive, they had to be repaired. Thursday was baking day, you baked bread for the week. My grandmother taught, before marrying. Her husband told her he made enough money so she didn't have to work. Which delighted her- this was luxury, not having to work at an outside job. I met them, in the 1960's. Yep, still in love... My gramma was a widow about 1940. She had to work. My father was still young; he had to work, got a dime an hour, to clean off old bricks to be reused- and he said he was glad to get it. My mother made 25c/hour, in a grocery store- she would get flour "from the bottom of the barrel", put it in a bag. My father made 25c/hour as a night watchman. He got into college, at the height of WW II... he wanted all the college he could get, before being drafted. He wasn't drafted. He finished high school in 3 years, and a 4 year degree in 2.5 years.
Socialists want everything to be free. Great idea. Native americans had that system. But their tribal villages were deeply mutually supportive, and spiritual... Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels originated socialism... based on studies of the Iroquois... and they COMPLETELY MISSED the spiritual side of Native Americans, which is the foundation.. In a Dakota village, a prime cut of buffalo meat was put outside the tipi of a widow. Kind of like what happened in the small towns my parents grew up in- a widow known to not have much, would find groceries outside her door, from time to time, because that's just what you did, then. Women wanted to be equal to men. Cool. It's not so much fun, is it? Where are the female bricklayers, plumbers, roofers, etc? Even today's feminists have a plan, though- marry a top 5 percenter, because they are all 10's, even if they are 50 kilograms/110 lbs overweight. The "wage gap" exists- women are paid more than men, for the same work. In the military, women can do half what the men do, and get promoted timely.
In Paul Revere's day, life expectancy was 43. First menstruation qualified a woman for marriage- you had to get moving, to have your kids early. VIsit a colonial house museum- we have some in my area- or even civil war era- people worked 6 days a week, often, at least 12 hrs/day. In the 1820's, they had DVD players- aka Shakespeare's plays. Alexis de Tocqueville noted this. American women in the 1950's had a life better than that of 70% of women worldwide. But they decided that women needed men like a fish needed a bicycle. No problem, get down to it, bicycles don't need the fish, either. I do not know any single men over say 35, who has any interest, at all, in a committed relationship with a woman. Single men over 40 that I know avoid women, as the massive risk they are. All that resentment, and false claims, and so on... Men are forced to assess risk. Relationships with women? "Achtung, minen" [Warning, active mine field].
Too many women seem to have completed their BSC degree. B*t Sh*t Crazy. I have never slept around. My first & second wife did play around... I cut them off. Not time for that BS, or for the MS- degree- More of the Same- or the PhD- Piled Higher and Deeper...
Modern women are not making men walk away from dating, no no. They are making men RUN away from dating, at top speed, evading fire, and taking cover. Every now and then I speak w/teenagers, or young men in their 20's. They seem to have the idea that oh yes, prenuptial agreements stand up in court, they aren't the 50 meter target on the firing range- for women- the target nobody misses. When I was young, I got older guys, and even women, talking- to learn. I knew I was totally ignorant, and needed to learn. The veterans often had great wisdom, and were willing to share it, with someone who listened. The wedding stores in my area have all gone out of business... if that's not an indicator of issues, I don't know what is.
There ARE no soulmates, any more than there is a Santa Claus, or Easter Bunny. There may be compatible ladies, guys, whose minds and hearts aren't totally toxic, but all relationships are imperfect. It's just the way our world is. We live in a world where:
Body count is something to boast about. Milage on a car doesn't matter. Rain does not wet the ground. Fish fly a mile high over the ocean. Fast food is nutritious. Poisoning one's soul with hatred and resentment makes a woman far more attractive to the alpha male she wants. Adorning one's body with toxic cosmetics doesn't poison the liver and kidneys. Pouring out hatred and resentment on men makes them want women. Hallmark movies, Soap operas, romance movies, Disney heroines- are all documentaries of how the world works. Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus, and 20 years of throwing away your value absolutely gets you Mr. Big, just like it happened in Sex and the City, which is also a documentary.
But let's make a comparison. Let's imagine a rabid Wolverine, so violent that it has to be caged in a cage made of logs. Would you risk your life, to be around such a creature? Maybe not. I don't play with poisonous snakes. When I was young, I was allowed to play with tiger kittens, but even then, I had no idea to be in the same space as adult tigers. Yes, lady, there are creepy people out there, and you are among them.
The Romans used to line the Appian way with the bodies of crucified men, as an object lesson. Divorce courts perform the same function, in our society.
@behrwillsonn3181
For the girl at 4 minutes 32 seconds, there are plenty of men who are 5'7" if you don't want to do everything alone.
@TruthBeTold95
I'm 5'7 😂😂😂
Contrary to popular belief, we're not waiting in line to pick up the scraps
@behrwillsonn3181
@TruthBeTold Daaaannnggg...! Hahaha.She is a blubbering mess. Hahahaha. (Tipping hat to you sir).
@Oneofthechose
@TruthBeTold 🙏💙 yes! I’m 5’9-10 it don’t matter what I don’t get why is it ok for women to verbally abuse men who respect women enough to NEVER curse at them?! That makes me a Simp? Ok I can be a dick😂😂
@TruthBeTold95
@da nuggman I just don't disrespect anyone. And beyond just not disrespecting everything else must be earned.
They feel entitled to everything else and call you a dick for not freely giving it.
@TruthBeTold95
@da nuggman Better to be a dick than to get ran over by undeserving people
@BalboaBaggins
The woman crying "I'm doing everything alone". This is literally how most men spent their entire lives.
@TruthBeTold95
They don't seem to even know that, explains why they don't appreciate a man willing to do things for them
@BalboaBaggins
@@TruthBeTold95 Exactly.
@finnish5794
@TruthBeTold your english is funny but respect