A new world is over me
So I’ll reach UP to the sky
And pretend that I’m a spaceman
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
You don’t mean nothing if you don’t do nothing
You’re just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don’t mean nothing if you don’t do nothing
You’re just standing still
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up
of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means…
Now take it in but don’t look down
“Whats Up?”
It all will fall,
fall right into place
But that’s what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people’s heads around
The Stylistics
People Make the World Go Round
Her green plastic watering can
for her fake Chinese rubber plant
in the fake plastic earth
My fake plants died because
I did not pretend to water them.
If you, the reader of these lines,
personally use the words up and down,
you, too, are as yet imprisoned in the Dark Ages.
There are no parallels on the surface of the Earth;
what may appear to be parallel radiates from the center of the Earth.
There is no up and down in Universe; in, out, and around exist.
Buckminster Fuller
Cosmography : A Posthumous Scenario for the Future of Humanity
A worldview encouraging everyone on Earth to act as a harmonious crew working toward the greater good.
You make the change
You rearrange me till I’m sane
You lock the door and throw away the key
And there’s someone in my head
but it’s not me
Up and down
And in the end it’s only
round and round
It’s about being prepared to lose
what you have for what you might get,
or what you are for what you might be.
It’s about letting go.
No longer riding on the merry-go-round.
I just had to let it go.
Yeah, the world would swing
if I were king
So when will this end?
It goes on and on
Over and over and over again
Keep spinning around,
I know that it won’t stop
Until I step down from this for good
Back to the earth, I feel it –
Back to the earth I’m fallin’
The truth is never far behind
You’ve kept it hidden well
Hope I live to tell the secret I have learned
till then, it will burn inside of me
Notes & References
🎥 What’s Up?
💬 Quote Library
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My Fake Plants Died Because I Did Not Pretend to Water ThemMy fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.Sources
🎼 Song Excerpts
Back to the Earth, I Feel ItBack to the earth, I feel it - Back to the earth I'm fallin'Source: Back to the Earth (Rusted Root) by Rusted Root
Changing People’s Heads AroundBut that's what makes the world go round - The ups and downs a carousel, changing people's heads aroundSource: People Make the World Go Round by The Stylistics
Hope I Live to Tell the Secret I Have LearnedHope I live to tell the secret I have learned till then, it will burn inside of meSource: Live to Tell by Madonna
In the End It’s Only Round and RoundUp and down, and in the end it's only round and roundSource: Us and Them by Pink Floyd
I’ll Reach up to the Sky and Pretend That I’m a SpacemanA new world is over me, so I'll reach UP to the sky and pretend that I'm a spacemanSource: Spaceman by 4 Non Blondes
Keep Spinning AroundSo when will this end? It goes on and on - Over and over and over again - Keep spinning around, I know that it won't stop until I step down from this for goodSource: Sick Cycle Carousel by Lifehouse
No One ’Round Here’s Good at Keeping Their Eyes ClosedNo one 'round here's good at keeping their eyes closedSource: Glory and Gore by Lorde
- The World Was Made Up of This Brotherhood of ManI realized quickly when I knew I should, that the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
Source: What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes
The World Would Swing If I Were KingYeah, the world would swing if I were kingSource: It’s Good to be King by Tom Petty
- There’s Someone in My Head but It’s Not MeYou make the change, you rearrange me till I’m sane - You lock the door and throw away the key - And there’s someone in my head, but it’s not me
Source: Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
You’re Just Standing StillYou don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill - You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just standing stillSource: Standing Still (Ringo Starr) by Ringo Starr
- You’ve Kept It Hidden WellThe truth is never far behind - You've kept it hidden well
Source: Live to Tell by Madonna
📖 Excerpts Library
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It’s About Letting GoIt's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get, or what you are for what you might be. It's about letting go.Source: Without Frontiers by Daryl Easlea
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There Is No Up and Down in UniverseIf you, the reader of these lines, personally use the words up and down, you, too, are as yet imprisoned in the Dark Ages. There are no parallels on the surface of the Earth; what may appear to be parallel...Source: Cosmography by Buckminster Fuller
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Back to the Earth, I Feel…
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🔎 Lexicon
Spaceship EarthA worldview encouraging everyone on Earth to act as a harmonious crew working toward the greater good.- StillDevoid of or abstaining from motion.
- UpIn or into a higher position or level; especially, away from the center of the earth.
