Private Public Breakdown
Alice Cooper's Revelatory Anthem: Private Public Breakdown
Lyrics
I know tomorrow's not today
I am aware that the future is not today.
I'm on my knees but not to pray
I am in a vulnerable position but not for religious purposes.
I feel what's real just slip away
I sense the fading of what is genuine or authentic.
I hope you like my, I hope you love my
I anticipate your approval and affection for...
I hope you see my private public breakdown
...my personal emotional collapse, which I display publicly.
The secret service
A reference to a secretive government agency.
I make them nervous
My actions make them uneasy or anxious.
I watch the traffic passing by
I observe the flow of life passing by.
I'm pretty sure that I can fly
I believe I can soar above normal constraints.
Over the trees, but twice as high
Metaphorically flying over obstacles, perhaps with altered perception.
My strange behavior, I gotta let give
I need to express my unconventional behavior.
'Cause I'm the savior resurrected
Describing oneself as a savior figure, revived or restored.
I don't need meds to tie me down
Rejecting the need for medication to control one's actions.
Or squads of feds to stand around
Declining the necessity of government intervention.
'Cause I love floating off the ground
Expressing a love for a liberated, elevated state of mind.
So welcome to my, I hope you like my
Welcome to the exhibition of my...
I think I love my private public breakdown
...personal emotional breakdown that I seem to enjoy.
And I assure you
An assurance or promise to the listener.
That given time
Given time, suggesting a potential solution or resolution.
I can cure you
A claim of the ability to heal or fix the listener's issues.
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