[Verse 1] We are all livin' the same way, the same way We are escapin' the same way, the same way, circlin' (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh) We are a part of the same play, the same play We think we're makin' our own way, our own way, circlin' (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Pre-Chorus] You don’t have to hold your head up high
[Pre-Chorus] You don’t have to hold your head up high
[Chorus] Round and round, I won't run away this time Till you show me what this life is for Round and round, I'm not gonna let you change my mind Till you show me what this life is for
[Bridge] All the emptiness inside you is hard enough to fill Without a sense of purpose, we're settin' up to fail You don't have to make it right Just hold your head up high!
[Chorus] Round and round, I won't run away this time (Hold your head up high) Till you show me what this life is for (Hold your head up) Round and round, I'm not gonna let you change my mind (Hold your head up high) Till you show me what this life is for
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“Round and Round” is about a search for purpose. Dan, who has brought forth that he suffers from depression throughout his career, expresses that he feel empty and as though ‘We are all living the same way.’ The song is a cry for answers, and this is mirrored in Dan’s strong screaming in the verses.
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