Jimmy Eat World...circumstances

Kelley and I recently attended a Jimmy Eat World concert in Asheville, and I was reminded of how much I enjoy this band's lyrics. Take the bridge from the song Futures:

Hey now, the past is told by those who win
My darling, what matters is what hasn't been
Hey now, we're wide awake and we're thinking
My darling, believe your voice can mean something

The lyrics here are straightforward in their message: even though we can't control our current circumstances, we can control the choices we make in light of our current circumstances. Rather than dwell in the world of the powerless, we should make choices in our present before it slips away. This is a great album if you have the chance to check it out!