This World Today Is a Mess

Donna Hightower

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               What you do, what you say, has a lot to do in how you live today. What you want and what you make, everybody knows it's only what you take. What you see and what you hear, when it comes around again it's not too clear. You say yes, they say no, everybody's talking everywhere you go. You try to give another man a helping hand, and he will take your kindness for a weaker stand. Never do to others what they do to you, try to find another way to make it through.   What I say is what I know, try to get a favour going from door to door. You stop and pray, it's out of style, you a step ahead, it takes a hundred miles. What I say is what I know, try to get a favour going from door to door. You stop and pray, you know that's out of style, get a step ahead, it takes a hundred miles. Now, you try to give another man a helping hand, he will take your kindness for a weaker stand. Never do to others what they do to you, you've got to do it to them before they do it to you.      What you do and what you say, has a lot to do in how you live today. What you want and what you make, everybody knows it's only what you take. What you see and what you hear, when it comes around again it's not gonna be the same thing. Because you're gonna say yes, and they're gonna say no and everybody's gonna talk and talk and bla bla everywhere you go You try to give another man a helping hand, you know what he's gonna do? He's gonna take your kindness for a weaker stand You try to do for others what you'd like them to do to you Ah! ah! forget it! It's gonna be some other kind thing! So you try to give another man, ah! listen, a helping hand? He will take your kindness for a weaker stand! Never do to others what they do to you    

Cette chanson aborde la complexité des relations humaines et la manière dont nos actions et nos paroles influencent notre quotidien. Elle évoque l'idée que ce que nous souhaitons pour nous-mêmes est souvent en contradiction avec ce que nous expérimentons autour de nous. On y souligne la difficulté de faire preuve de bonté, notamment lorsque cet élan est souvent mal compris ou exploité par les autres. Finalement, l’artiste nous invite à réfléchir sur l'importance de la bienveillance, tout en étant conscient des défis que cela comporte dans un monde où les motivations des gens peuvent sembler intéressées ou égoïstes. C'est un appel à la sagesse et à la prudence dans nos interactions.