One Thing Leads to Another

One Thing Leads to Another is a song by new wave rock group The Fixx.

Chorus

The chorus of the song goes as follows:

Do what they say, say what you mean One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long But then one thing leads to another.

Analysis

we see that the author is very liberated, he does what he wants to do. We can see this being demonstrated in the line, "Do what they say, say what you mean." SAY WHAT YOU MEAN! This suggests that the he in fact says what HE means, and what he means is that ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER. You may be saying to yourself, "Self, how can he be liberated and say what he means but at the same time, DO WHAT THEY SAY??" I will tell you. If you "do what they say," you will essentially be ABLE to "say what you mean!" By saying this I am almost defying the laws of gravity. By SAYING WHAT YOU MEAN, you will be able to express to "THEM," what it is that YOU are thinking and feeling ABOUT what it is that they are telling you to do. Perhaps what I say when I am "saying what I am meaning," is for "THEM," to "shut the hell up!>" or I might be saying, "I agree with what it is that you are telling me to do." Either way, the second part of the line could ALWAYS nullify or make void the previous part of the line, which is, as we all rememeber, "DO WHAT THEY SAY." Let's move on.

After all of this occurs, that is, doing what they say and then you, in turn, say what you mean, one thing will ultimately LEAD to another! It's beautiful how the world works!. Yes I see that I put a period after that exclamation but I think I'll leave it so that this sentence will make sense. The author, MR. Fixx (whom I would love to sit down for a cup of tea with) is conveying the thought that by him telling you to "Do What They Say," he is actually one evolutionary step ahead of you because HE is "SAYING WHAT HE IS MEANING TO SAY!" While you are busy doing what they say, he is living it up, so to speak, by saying what it is that he means AND making music at the same time. Can YOU do that? I don't think so. Now DO WHAT THEY SAY!

This is exactly what he is saying to you as a human, a person, an individual. I know what you must be thinking, Who is it that he is talking about in the song? WHO IS "THEY?" Well, They is you! They are people who ALSO "Do what the say." You see, all these people who are "Doing what THEY are saying," are also neglecting to say what they mean because, if you are busy doing what they say, you can never truly say what you mean and get away with it being the truth (the truth is the ultimate goal as you rememeber!) It is not, and can not be the truth because NOBODY wants to be told what to do, so in turn, if you were doing what "they" are saying, then you should be saying what you mean by communicating a message like, "I DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!" A FUNDAMENTAL PARADOX, DON'T YOU THINK?! I sure as hell do! If you say, "I DO NOT WANT TO DO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!" You are also saying (between the lines of course) that you do not want to be told what to do OR actually physically complete the task at hand! So now you are in a predicament, should you "SAY WHAT YOU MEAN," or should you "DO WHAT THEY SAY?"

Conclusion

I would go with, "SAY WHAT YOU MEAN."