It's In Every One Of Us [Dennis DeYoung]

It's In Every One of Us
Written by David Pomerantz
Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung

It's in every one of us to be wise
Find your heart and open up both your eyes
We can all know everything without ever knowing why
It's in every one of us by and by

It's in every one of us
I just remembered
It's like I've been sleeping for years
I'm not as awake as I can be
But the feeling's better
I can see through my tears

I've been realizing that I
Bought this ticket
And watching only half of the show
But there are scenery and lights
And a cast of thousands
Who all know what I know
And it's good

It's in every one of us to be wise
Come find your heart and open up both your eyes
We can all know everything without ever knowing why
It's in every one of us by and by
It's in every one of us by and by

Interpretation

The closing song for the musical Time. which tells the story of the Rock Star named Chris Wilder, who has been transported with his backup singers from his concert on Earth to the High Court of the Universe. There they face three other-worldly judges to defend the Earth in the case of the Time Lord vs. the people of the planet Earth. "...Now that man is venturing to the stars and has already walked on the Moon, 'Melchisedic', The Time Lord, has decided that the time has come to examine the Earth's people to determine whether they shall be an asset or a threat to Universal peace." Wilder convinces the judges that the Earth is worth sparing and he is transported back to his concert at the same time that he left.

Lyrically, the song is summarizing the message behind the story.. "It's in every one of us to be wise." Let this be a wake up call. It's like we have been sleeping for years. Put another way, it's like we fell asleep halfway through the show, but if we wake up we can see how good everything really is (or can be).

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It's In Every One Of Us [Dennis DeYoung]

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