Whole world around

創作背景

關於Whole World Around的創作背景，Daniel Powter表示這是一首關於自我反省的歌，關於怎樣生活的歌，關於接受自己的所作所為的歌。它講的是某個人得到了這些幸運，而一牆之隔的地方卻存在著不幸，描繪了貧富差距過大的心靈掙扎。

Life's been good and I can't complain so far

Designed clothes, expensive caviar

And gated homes to keep the wolves at bay

Tinted glass to hide my guilt and shame

Neon signs and vagrants at the door

Broken values, needles, liquor stores

And won't somebody help me to believe

Help me to deny the things I see

But whatever comes your way

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose

But when it all comes down you make it through

You got the whole world around

Something tells me not to make a scene

Open up your heart and let me in

I've traveled far enough to meet my own demise

Seems like every one I know still wears the same disguise

Take me, rape me, push me down

As long as I'm understood

Like the soldiers view from the bunkers to the towers on Park Avenue

Something tells me not to make a scene