No more
Tom Aldredge Lyrics
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No more tests
Comes the day you say, 'What for?'
Please no more
We disappoint, we disappear, we die, but we don't
They disappoint in turn, I fear
Forgive, though, they won't
No more riddles
No more jests
No more curses you can't undo, left by fathers you never knew
No more quests
No more feelings. Time to shut the door
Just No more
Running away, let's do it
Free from the ties that bind
No more despair, or burdens to bear
Out there in the yonder
Running away, go to it
Where did you have in mind?
Have to take care unless there's a 'where'
You'll only be wandering blind
Just more questions different kind
Where are we to go?
Where are we ever to go?
Running away, we'll do it
Why sit around, resigned?
Trouble is, son, the farther you run
The more you'll be wandering blind
For what you have left undone, and more
What you've left behind
We disappoint, we leave a mess, we die, but we don't
We disappoint in turn, I guess. Forget, though, we won't
Like father, like son
No more giants waging war
Can't we just pursue our lives, with our children and our wives
'Till that happy day arrives, how do you ignore
All the witches, all the curses
All the wolves, all the lies, the false hopes, the good-bye's
The reverses
All the wondering what even worse is still in store
All the children
All the giants
No more
The song "No More" by Tom Aldredge is a powerful and insightful piece that reflects on the human condition, the disappointments we face, and the longing for an escape from it all. The lyrics capture the desire to end the constant questioning and testing that life throws at us. The plea of "no more" is the culmination of a series of frustrations - disappointment, disappearance, and death - that we cannot escape. The verses acknowledge that others also disappoint us, and they won't always forgive us as we hope they might.
The song then moves to a contemplation of running away. There is a sense of hope in this verse - a hope for freedom from the ties that bind us, but that freedom is tinged with a sadness that we may wander aimlessly without a clear destination in mind. The lyrics capture the dizzying feeling of uncertainty as we navigate life's twists and turns, and the realization that some things can't be undone, where we find ourselves forever wandering "blind."
Interestingly, the final verse of the song seems to offer a sense of resolution. Through the repetition of the phrase "like father, like son," the song acknowledges the inevitability that we will repeat the mistakes of those who came before us. Accepting this is not an act of resignation, however. The final plea for "no more giants waging war" hints at the possibility of a future where we can escape the cycle of disappointment and mess we create. The song ends on a striking note of defiance - a refusal to accept the curses, lies, and reverses that the world throws our way.
Line by Line Meaning
No more questions, please
I don't want to ask anymore questions.
No more tests
I don't want to take any more tests.
Comes the day you say, 'What for?'
There will come a day when you ask yourself why you do things.
Please no more
I don't want to deal with any more of this.
We disappoint, we disappear, we die, but we don't
Humans make mistakes, we vanish, and we die in the end, but we don't stop existing even after death.
They disappoint in turn, I fear
Others will let you down, and it's worrying.
Forgive, though, they won't
Even if you forgive people for the wrong things they've done to you, they will most likely not forgive themselves.
No more riddles
I don't want to solve any more riddles.
No more jests
I don't want to hear any more jokes.
No more curses you can't undo, left by fathers you never knew
No more harmful things that your absent father did that you cannot change.
No more quests
I am done going on adventures.
No more feelings. Time to shut the door
I don't want to feel anything anymore, it's time to move on.
Just No more
I can't take any more of this.
Running away, let's do it
Let's run away from our current situation.
Free from the ties that bind
Let's be free from any constraints that we're tied down to.
No more despair, or burdens to bear
I don't want to feel hopeless or have to deal with any more problems.
Out there in the yonder
Out there in the distance, far from this place.
Running away, go to it
Going away from our problems.
Where did you have in mind?
Where do you intend on going?
Have to take care unless there's a 'where'
Be careful where you go; otherwise, you may wander around aimlessly.
You'll only be wandering blind
You will have no direction to go in and wander aimlessly.
Just more questions different kind
There will be more questions in a different form.
Where are we to go?
Where should we go?
Where are we ever to go?
Is there even a place to go?
Why sit around, resigned?
Why be helpless and accept things that make us unhappy?
Trouble is, son, the farther you run
The more you run away from your problems, the worse they become.
The more you'll be wandering blind
The further you go, the more lost you will feel.
For what you have left undone, and more
The things you didn't complete and the possible negative outcomes of running away.
What you've left behind
What you have shed or abandoned in the process of running away.
Like father, like son
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
No more giants waging war
I don't want to deal with any more large problems.
Can't we just pursue our lives, with our children and our wives
Can't we just live our lives normally with our loved ones?
'Till that happy day arrives, how do you ignore
Until things get better, how do we pretend things are fine and ignore what's wrong?
All the witches, all the curses
All the harmful things that have been done to you.
All the wolves, all the lies, the false hopes, the good-bye's
All the betrayal, lies and sentiments of goodbye.
The reverses
The worsening of the situation.
All the wondering what even worse is still in store
Wondering what even more troublesome things are in the future.
All the children
All the young individuals who are naive and may hurt themselves in the future.
All the giants
All the large problems that people have to struggle for a long time to solve.
No more
I don't want anymore of this.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
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