Comparing the two songs

Comparison 1
The difference between the two songs is that one looks at life as a wheel, and the other one looks at life as a long winding road.
In the first song, the Circle Game, life is seen as a wheel that keeps rolling; “and the seasons they go round and round”. It means that things will keep repeating itself, and there will be times when everything is wonderful and joyful and there will be times when nothing feels right. So it tells us that whenever we are down, we could look back to see what we have done wrong, so that we will not repeat the same mistakes, and so that we can do better in the future. This song seems to be similar to a flash-back story. For example, the song pictures a-twenty-year old boy who remembers his life back then when he had so many dreams, and now those dreams have come true, and yet there were still so many dreams that he wished he could make happen but it is too late.
The second song, the God will make a way looks at life as a long winding road and “God will make a way where there seems to be no way”. It means that we should not look back to what we have done, never regret it, just keep moving forward, and whenever we find difficulties, just pray to God for help. This song usually portrays a character, is focused on the future hope of success, who works hard to reach his dreams without looking back. Like in the song, the words tells us that we should just work hard and pray; ‘ora et labora’.

Comparison 2
The “Circle game” and “Durian” have some similarities. Both of them express the concept of “what goes around, comes around”. The story of “Durian” is about a girl getting her revenge after being treated unfairly by her aunt, while the “Circle game” is basically about the years of life keep rolling around and repeating itself. In this perspective of life, we are warned to be careful with what we do, since it will affect us in a cyclical fashion. In my opinion, this is rather a depressing perspective since everything that happens to us in the future is only the repetition of the things we did in the beginning. Furthermore, we have no escape because the circle of life has no ends.
On the other hand, “God will make a way” is like the story “Going for the Bread” in a way. “God will make a way” convinces us that even at the most hopeless of times, we will eventually overcome the difficulties of life and move on. It views life as a path that we choose, rather than a circle. Similarly, “Going for the Bread” uses metaphor to imply that life is like a journey we have to travel. Both the song and the story encourage us to be strong and do not give up even when things fall apart. Unlike “Circle game”, this song brings us hope that we can make a change if we try hard enough.