Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing
And there's no way we ever could

Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door

And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information
Oh, they can bend it all they want

That's why we're waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

It's not that we don't care
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

And we're still waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change

No, we keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
(Waiting)
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change
Waiting on the world to change

Read more: John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

  The song I have chosen to talk about is "Waiting On The World To Change" by John Mayer. This song is a favourite of mine because John Mayer sings about people in our world today and how we don't take a stand for what we believe in, and how we all simply expect things to change without putting any real effort to change our own lives. In the song, the stanzas are arranged in a more open form of poetry, which uses lines of varying length and avoids prescribed patterns of rhyme. A refrain used in the poem is the repetitiveness of the line "we keep on waiting,waiting,waiting on the world to change". This helps convey the message of the song by telling listeners that nothing will happen on its own, in order for change to occur we need to make changes in our lifestyle. 

   The speaker in this song is John Mayer, and he is addressing his fans and listeners, he's telling the "average joes" that if they don't take a stand, and make a difference the world won't change for the better, if even one person changes the way they act towards another person, or tries to make a difference in another person's life, then it can create a domino effect and spread the happy mood, or good deed onto others. The tone or "voice" of the author has a kind of sad aspect to it, as well as a sense of optimism in my opinion. John Mayer reaches out to people to change the world one step at a time and he shows optimism for the human race as a whole. An example of personification is used in lines 21-22 when Mayer says "when you trust your television what you get is what you got". In this example he gives human characteristics to a non human thing because a person cannot actually "trust" a television, he's referring to the tabloids and the ideas of the powerful people in our society. 

   This song is one of the best ever produced by John Mayer in my opinion. When I hear this song it tells me to take a stand in my own life and don't wait around for others to do things for me, if I want something, or if I want to make change in this world I simply have to go out there and do it myself. When I hear this song it's obvious to me that it has social and political implications. In line 5-6 it says "Now we see everything that's going wrong with the world and those who lead it". This line is referring to some of the corrupt minds of the leaders of our countries around the world, especially some 3rd world countries who have leaders who spend a large percentage of their countries GDP on guns, military forces, and other weapons when they should in-fact be investing it in things that are more important to these countries such as agriculture, and medical needs. There is also a social implication as well, in lines 18-20 it says "To bring our neighbours home from war, they would have never missed a christmas, no more ribbons on their door". This is something that most people in our society can relate to, losing a loved one through war because of meaningless fighting in other countries. As far as I know there are  no other covers of this song by other artists, and I think that's a good thing because John Mayer does a hell of a job with this song and I think it's a great hit. I hope you enjoyed this song and my reflection on it, and after reading my reflection I hope you choose to go out with your best foot forward and make a change in the world as well.