She said 'I'm young enough I'm old enough In the city machine Where industries Fill the fish full of mercury'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- You are young enough to hope and old enough to know the systems around you are corrupted.
- In plain terms
- I am old enough to see how industries harm the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Awareness of corruption comes with age while youth still hopes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you know now that you didn't before?
- Are systems corrupt by nature?
Another view
It generalizes industrial impact without nuance.
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