I Believe

The speaker looks back on youth as a time of energy, impulse, and uncertainty, then considers how to live as an adult. Advice about following a true calling and thinking of others sits beside playful or contradictory observations. The repeated belief in change gives the song a restless, questioning mood: the speaker seems committed to change, but also tired and unsure.

Several images suggest this tension. A “rattlesnake” may represent youthful danger or a daring act, though the lyric does not explain it literally. The phrase “between the horns of the day” evokes being caught between pressures or choices. “Fault lines change” turns personal mistakes into a picture of shifting ground: even what seems solid can move. The speaker’s “shirt” and “humor” wearing thin may suggest weariness, as if change is necessary but demanding.

The lyrics mix earnest guidance with odd, comic-sounding lines, so not every phrase has a clear, single meaning. “Trust in your calling” sounds like encouragement to follow a purpose, while the warning that perfection is a fault questions rigid rules and ideals. “The poles are shifting” could describe a changing world or the speaker’s changing perspective. Overall, the song can be read as an acceptance of uncertainty: beliefs matter, but they are not fixed forever.