When I first saw the movie Magnolia, I didn't quite get it, but it intrigued me intensely, so I looked it up to understand the undercurrent themes included. It's not my purpose to analyze it here, but the ending song was tremendously touching; it summed up the whole movie, and in a way most of my life, and our life in general. Maybe one day I'll dedicate an entry to analyze the song instead, like we used to do in poetry classes in Libya back in the good days when creativity and innovation mattered. It's "Wise up" by Aimee Mann:
It's not
What you thought
When you first began it
You got
What you want
Now you can hardly stand it though,
By now you know
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
You're sure
There's a cure
And you have finally found it
You think
One drink
Will shrink you 'til you're underground
And living down
But it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
Prepare a list of what you need
Before you sign away the deed
'Cause it's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
So just...give up
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