Interpretations:
"Lost people like us
Don’t find homes
We find thorns"
Homes and thorns could represent numerous of things like the concept of love and hate where love is homes and hate is thorns. In homes, 'normal' people may find safety/protection, acceptance/respect, and trust/love. Meanwhile 'people like us' or 'lost people like us' may find hatred/mistrust, disrespect/nonacceptance, and unsafe/vulnerability. In general, those who are 'normal' to society are treated with fairness and warmth/affection, while those who are not 'normal' to society are treated with a narrow-mind and are seen as a someone who will harm you in a way if you dare interact/converse with them.
"Lost people like us
Don’t chase dreams
We chase needs"
Dreams are wants and needs are necessities/essentials. 'Lost people like us' cannot chase our wants for it is frowned upon or if it doesn't fit with society's norms, then it's viewed as a negative thing. Dreams are unreachable for society displays 'lost people like us' as nonsense, foolish, stupid, unwanted, unloved, and unacceptable. Needs are to lower our expectations and standards of the life for ourselves - we must survive, not live. Dreams allow 'lost people like us' to pursue their passions and reveal themselves as extraordinarily ordinary, so instead of standing out which is viewed as unacceptable and weird, 'lost people like us' are forced to conform to what is deemed as normal and hide what/who we truly are.
"Lost people like us
Don’t want fame
We want hugs"
There's a difference between gaining attention and receiving affection that is genuine. 'Lost people like us' don't want to be put on display for others to see and be popular for our 'flaws, imperfections, and abnormalities' that are different than what society deems as normal. 'Lost people like us" want to be sincerely loved because of who/what they are unconditionally. Love is more valuable than the amount of attention they receive, especially recognition for the simplicity that they are the same as anyone else - human. Similar to how the circus shows people with different attributes on their body or something 'special' that they can do and how they are treated as an exhibit instead of normal human beings with the same respect and acceptance as anyone else.
"Lost people like us
Don’t have trust
We have doubt"
Mistreatment towards 'lost people like us' causes them to have the mindset that nobody wants or loves them, so genuine generousity of others - 'lost people like us' cannot allow ourselves to truly believe the kindness that others give to us because we've been hated on and mistreated for so long.
"Lost people like us
Don’t forgive
We forgo"
This section seems to confuse others and the reviews comment on how forgo is a spelling error. I doubt that it is. According to Google, forgo means to "omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without" and "refrain from." I think this word was carefully chosen to convey something important, but it's at the tip of my tongue and won't reveal itself. I don't know, but I understand what this is trying to convey, but the words won't just flow into something that is understandable to others. If you are a 'lost people like us' I think you just get it because it applies to you personally, but if you don't, then you don't.
"Found people like us
Born to rage
Choose to smile"
Maybe it's just someone's personality and who/what they are, but are considered psycho or mentally unstable to go into a psych ward or to a troubled teens center. There's a fire within someone, waiting to explode either positively or negatively or both - they must dim themselves, their spark and passionate anger for whatever they are enthusiastic about and would willingly let out - but they must bottle it up and dial it down. Be calm, be cool. Repress and suppress. Don't fully be oneself or else.
"Found people like us
Born to give
Choose to take"
Greed. Money. Drain. Exhaust. Hierarchy. Put in ones place. Rights. Equality. Identity. You name it, they take it instead of accepting and give respect.
"Found people like us
Born to break
Choose to heal"
I don't really know how to interpret this one or the other ones below that begin with "Found people like us" because I don't really understand and it's not as relatable to me.
My mind may not understand because perhaps I do not consider myself "found people like us" but instead I am more of a "lost people like us" understander.
Review:
A universal theme of misfits being misunderstood while others are normal. I like it.
- Lil, aka HalfheartedAmateur
Points: 3706
Reviews: 41
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