“
Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword.
Like punching underwater,
You never can hit who you're trying for.
Some need the exhibition
And some have to know they tried,
It's the chemical weapon for the war that's ragin' on inside.
— John Mayer
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword.
Like punching underwater,
You never can hit who you're trying for.
Some need the exhibition
And some have to know they tried,
It's the chemical weapon for the war that's ragin' on inside." in the context of "Belief" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Mayer" (Song lyrics: All lyrics by John Mayer, unless as noted., Continuum (2006))
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About John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist.
About John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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