What if no ones watching

Living your life as if someone's watching is okay "I'd play the good guy in every scene" but it's ridiculous. Because in the end, we have a obligation to try to make the world better This song is about being clear and honest and living for yourself General Comment I find this song existentialist and uplifting. I'm not claiming to be an existentialist myself; I'm certainly not decisive enough for that.

Anyhow, I feel that Ani's simply suggesting that all the time we may have to enjoy this crazy cosmos is what we've got in this unpredictable lifetime. And, if that's so I almost giggle to hear it. It seems odd, what depresses many to even consider - the fact that there may be no God or Afterlife - I find a thrilling and liberating suggestion in the way Ani approaches it in these lyrics. What if no one is watching? Well we can go enjoy ourselves without worrying about a metaphysical spanking to paraphrase the movie, Dogma after we die if we've been slightly naughty.

And, if people learned to be kind just because they wanted to make this life better for everyone and therefore were SINCERE in their kindness, as opposed to trying to earn karma or brownie points or whatever you wish to call it, than we would all likely have a much better time. General Comment I was a kid lying in my bed one night before this song was released, I'm sure , and had just finished praying.

I was a practicing Christian throughout my childhood, but this particular night was different. I thought hard about what I had just done knelt and talked to myself , and got a little freaked out.

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