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David Gottfried's avatar

I am intrigued by this line in your song:

"Each choice we make, it forsakes another"

Of course, that is absolutely true. If we do exercise A between 9 and 10 AM, we cannot do exercise B between 9 and 10 AM

This is something that I was OBSESSED about in my senior year of college

I was sort of paralyzed as I reasoned as follows: I shouldn't go for a doctorate in poli sci as that would preclude going to law school as that would preclude being in a rock and roll band as that would preclude just raising hell as I struck a pose of arrogant, aristocratic dismay and contemptuousness.

However, in retrospect, I think we can do more with our lives and time than we give ourselves credit for. I am not urging us to become hyperactive, multi-tasking capitalist nerds from hell, but one doesn't have to be a one note Johnny.

I am wondering what prompted you to write this lyric. Did your daughters have a conflict re which roads they would travel and which possibilities they would pass up.

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Matthew Moran's avatar

Hey David... I understand your take - and largely agree - that we can pursue more than a single, linear, direction. Actually, the reference was more about awareness of the world we live in. Seeing and responding to injustice and our actual checkered-history.

Once you see it, you are now faced with a dilemma... either, I block it out/ignore it and go one with life or I respond accordingly. I often say that, once aware of our historical and current malfeasance and institutional challenges you either become numb and complacent or you become a radical. Mind you, I use the word radical with some cynicism as I largely view such awareness and "radicalness" as rational and honest.

In any case, thanks for commenting. I hope that provides a clear enough answer.

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David Gottfried's avatar

Thanks for clarifying your intent.

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