John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change"

I'm a huge fan of John Mayer. From Inside Wants Out to Room For Squares to Heavier Things, I have marveled at how this person seems to be on the same life path as myself, because he writes my life in at least one song, per album.





"Waiting On The World To Change" off of his latest album, Continuum, is the catchiest of the 12 tracks. Here's the thing, though. When you listen to the lyrics, he gives a pass to all of the listeners who would rather slack than do anything about fighting the injustices we are faced with. Youth (adolescence - 30's) is the time when you have the energy to fight and the ignorance to believe you can make a difference.

Anthems of our parents in the 60's, ("Give Peace A Chance", "If I Had A Hammer", "With God On Our Side", etc.) challenged the listener to get up and work for the better tomorrow. That was a generation that, when faced with another unnecessary and unjustified war, stood against the establishment and said, "no more!".

I know we have become desensitized to what is going on. I know it feels like we have been castrated and our entire world has been hijacked by George W.'s "Foreign Policy Gone Wild!", but when the artists stop dreaming for us and create works that mollify our ennui, our battle is close to lost.

Until Next Time...