Artist: Tears for Fears
Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Album: Songs From the Big Chair
Year: 1985
"It's my own design, it's my own remorse. Help me to decide, help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever, everybody wants to rule the world..."
"I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision, everybody wants to rule the world. Say that you'll never never never never need it, one headline why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world..."
*A COMMENT: Today while at work, 3 situations happened that immediately made me think of the title of this song. And on a deeper "analysis" I came to the conclusion that almost everyone, to a lesser or greater extent, has a side that wants to shine, to control, to stand out from the rest, to have some power, and this is not an exclusive want or necessity, because I think that from the richest man to the poorest one there's always this need of power, the need of controlling, whether they are the owner of a business, a warehouse manager, an accountant, a clerk, etc., given the chance to have power, to control, or to make themselves noticeable, most are going to take it. This is not to be confused with the kind of shining as in seizing opportunities, no, this has to do more with power, with this sense of superiority, and sometimes the arrogant style. And please do notice this is me somehow generalizing out of some situations that happened to me today, and I say somehow because of the lesser or greater extent of power necessity you have within you, but maybe you don't have any.
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