Music Review: John Mayer "Waiting On The World To Change"
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Waiting On The World To Change
Album: Contiuum
Year: 2006
John Mayer stands up for his generation in the rhetorical “Waiting On The World To Change.”
Twinkling xylophones and a In the first verse, he says he and his friends are considered apathetic about politics. They have grown up to care about the celebrities and fashion. However, the war in Iraq and President Bush are often come up in their discussions. They feel helpless and silenced. Corporations sway the vote, not them.
In the chorus, Mayer and his friends are hoping someday younger people will have their taken seriously. People can’t past bureaucracy. The best they can do is watch the system destroy itself and then fight it.
In the second verse, he says his friends would’ve made an exit strategy and leave Iraq. They would bring the troops home and have them enjoy their holidays. Their families wouldn’t have spent the Christmas season wondering if their son or daughter is alive. He says the news station picks the angle and edits the footage to tell a different story than what actually happened.
In the chorus, Mayer and his friends want to see the newscasts undergo investigations and be reported about. He says it’s a David vs. Goliath situation and they can’t win it, no matter how strong they are.
A serious guitar solo follows.
In the second chorus, he adds that his generation will have power and politicians will cater to them.
Mayer and his friends debate foreign policy, local issues, and the economy of the United States. They talk about what they would like to do. But they don’t do anything about it. They never try to put any plan in action or even try for a local government position. As a result, they are exactly what their considered: apathetic. An interest is great but doing something about is better. They are being criticized for getting up in arms like past generations. Change can’t happen until enough people want it. It’s not something that comes along, it’s done. Noise must be made. They can join a political campaign and canvass the neighborhood.
Mayer’s teachy, complaint vocals are oily and cold. He has a point of view and he believes that’s enough. However, everyone has an opinion and wants something to change. But only a select few follow through. Mayer isn’t one of those people. He prefers to talk but nothing more.
The pompous arrangement expels hot air from its pseudo intellectual jazzy percussion, and an earnest guitar which bleeds self-importance.
The erroneous “Waiting On The World To Change” is hypocritical and maintains the status quo.
Album: Contiuum
Year: 2006
John Mayer stands up for his generation in the rhetorical “Waiting On The World To Change.”
Twinkling xylophones and a In the first verse, he says he and his friends are considered apathetic about politics. They have grown up to care about the celebrities and fashion. However, the war in Iraq and President Bush are often come up in their discussions. They feel helpless and silenced. Corporations sway the vote, not them.
“Me and all my friends/We're all misunderstood/They say we stand for nothing and/There's no way we ever could/Now we see everything that's going wrong/With the world and those who lead it/We just feel like we don't have the means/To rise above and beat it.”
In the chorus, Mayer and his friends are hoping someday younger people will have their taken seriously. People can’t past bureaucracy. The best they can do is watch the system destroy itself and then fight it.
“So we keep waiting/Waiting on the world to change/We keep on waiting/Waiting on the world to change/It's hard to beat the system/When we're standing at a distance/So we keep waiting/Waiting on the world to change.”
In the second verse, he says his friends would’ve made an exit strategy and leave Iraq. They would bring the troops home and have them enjoy their holidays. Their families wouldn’t have spent the Christmas season wondering if their son or daughter is alive. He says the news station picks the angle and edits the footage to tell a different story than what actually happened.
“Now if we had the power/To bring our neighbors home from war/They would have never missed a Christmas/No more ribbons on their door/And when you trust your television/What you get is what you got/Cause when they own the information, oh/They can bend it all they want.”
In the chorus, Mayer and his friends want to see the newscasts undergo investigations and be reported about. He says it’s a David vs. Goliath situation and they can’t win it, no matter how strong they are.
“That's why we're waiting/Waiting on the world to change/We keep on waiting/Waiting on the world to change/It's not that we don't care/We just know that the fight ain't fair/So we keep on waiting/Waiting on the world to change.”
A serious guitar solo follows.
In the second chorus, he adds that his generation will have power and politicians will cater to them.
“And we're still waiting/
Waiting on the world to change/We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change/One day our generation/Is gonna rule the population/So we keep on waiting/Waiting on the world to change/We keep on waiting/Waiting on the world to change/Waiting on the world to change/Waiting on the world to change/Waiting on the world to change.”
Mayer and his friends debate foreign policy, local issues, and the economy of the United States. They talk about what they would like to do. But they don’t do anything about it. They never try to put any plan in action or even try for a local government position. As a result, they are exactly what their considered: apathetic. An interest is great but doing something about is better. They are being criticized for getting up in arms like past generations. Change can’t happen until enough people want it. It’s not something that comes along, it’s done. Noise must be made. They can join a political campaign and canvass the neighborhood.
Mayer’s teachy, complaint vocals are oily and cold. He has a point of view and he believes that’s enough. However, everyone has an opinion and wants something to change. But only a select few follow through. Mayer isn’t one of those people. He prefers to talk but nothing more.
The pompous arrangement expels hot air from its pseudo intellectual jazzy percussion, and an earnest guitar which bleeds self-importance.
The erroneous “Waiting On The World To Change” is hypocritical and maintains the status quo.