This song by Shinedown displays the transcendentalist value of individuality. The line "Decide which voice in your head you can keep alive" shows the struggle that people go through when they're faced with being their own individual unique person, or simply going along with what is expected and normal. Henry David Thoreau says, "There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but philosophers. Yet it is admirable to profess because it was once admirable to live.", showing the values that transcendentalists held regarding individuals, and how they should not just preach and talk about how to live life, but should actually take the initiative to live their own lives in the ways that are merely talked about. The line "I dare you to tell me to walk through fire" capture this sentiment effectively, by saying that society should not impose sets of standards upon individuals if they themselves are not willing to follow them.
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