Greg has spilled the beans in countless interviews about the meaning behind this song, and let me tell you, it’s mind-blowing! So, basically, he’s saying that we humans have this amazing superpower to see beyond just black and white, and appreciate all the shades of gray. But sometimes, this superpower holds us back. It stops us from progressing and achieving success. However, it also makes us more human and compassionate. The only downside is that the world we’ve created for ourselves doesn’t always operate on compassion. And that, my friends, is the ultimate dilemma we face as humans. According to Greg, most of the issues he sings about can be boiled down to close-mindedness and the refusal to acknowledge the existence of those “shades of gray”. Can you believe it? Mind. Blown.
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