- The-Weight-of-the-World-0.mp3
- The-Weight-of-the-World-0.mp4
- The-Weight-of-the-World-I.mp3
- The-Weight-of-the-World-I.mp4
- The-Weight-of-the-World-Interlude-2.mp3
- The-Weight-of-the-World-Interlude.mp3
- The-Weight-of-the-World-intro.mp3
[Intro]
I feel as though…
The weight of the world is upon me
(Er, ah… under… under me)
[Verse 1]
Quite some feat!
(Acting at my feat)
Sure does defeat
(My attempts to be free)
[Bridge]
Anchoring me
[Chorus]
Alas, Atlas
(Misunderstood)
Held fast, alas
(Bound by the foot)
Where the foot’s put….
[Bridge]
Found to be bound
(Anchoring me to the ground)
For my own good
(Understood)
Bound at the feet
(Oh, sooo sweet)
[Verse 2]
Now I think on it
(So glad you do your bit)
Of restraining me
(From breaking free)
[Bridge]
Anchoring me
[Chorus]
Alas, Atlas
(Misunderstood)
Held fast, alas
(Feet like concrete)
(Bound by the foot)
Where the foot’s put….
[Bridge]
Found to be bound
(Anchoring me to the ground)
For my own good
(Understood)
Bound at the feet
(Oh, sooo sweet)
[Outro]
Oh, so sweet
(To be bound at my feet)
For what it’s worth
(Keeps me down to earth)
A SCIENCE NOTE
The phrase “having the weight of the world on one’s shoulders” originates from Atlas, a figure in Greek mythology. Atlas was a Titan condemned by Zeus to hold up the heavens for eternity as punishment for his role in the Titanomachy (the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods). Over time, this was often misunderstood or symbolically represented as Atlas holding the Earth on his shoulders, which has become a common image in art and culture.
Today, the phrase is used metaphorically to describe someone burdened by immense responsibility or pressure. However, in this instance it is used metaphorically, and perhaps metaphysically, about physics. That is to say, gravity is often misunderstood as a weight on your shoulders, when in reality, it’s a force acting at your feet, anchoring you to the ground.