Somebody Else
Navigating Life's Shadows: Somebody Else
Lyrics
Conversations with you
Engaging in conversations with someone
Kept me up tonight
Those conversations kept the speaker awake at night
I've been so waiting for this
The speaker has been eagerly anticipating this moment
Contradictions are all I have
The speaker is surrounded by contradictions in life
Or is it you
Questioning whether the contradictions are caused by the other person
I've lost all confidence
The speaker has lost confidence, possibly due to the contradictions
And how can you tell me
Questioning the authority of someone to dictate how the speaker should live
The way I should live my life
Challenging advice on how to live life
I'm always second best to
Feeling consistently inferior to someone else
Somebody else
Expressing the constant feeling of being second best to another person
I am on this train that's passing you by
The speaker is on a metaphorical train, moving forward in life
See you running away with your hand in mine
Observing the other person running away, possibly with someone else
Is there anything that I can say
Seeking a way to change the other person's perspective
That will change your mind
Trying to influence the other person's thoughts and feelings
That you're holding in
Suggesting that the other person is holding something back
I've let you down in some ways
Acknowledging that the speaker has let the other person down in some aspects
Through this
Reflecting on past mistakes or shortcomings
I'm only one man
Stating that the speaker is only one person with limitations
And how can you tell me
Reiterating the questioning of advice on how to live
The way I should live my life
Continuing to challenge external influence on life choices
I'm always second best to
Reaffirming the feeling of being secondary to someone else
Somebody else
Echoing the constant struggle of being second best
I am on this train that's passing you by
Repeating the metaphor of being on a train, moving past the other person
See you running away with your hand in mine
Observing the other person running away with someone else
I am on this train that's passing you by
Reiterating the speaker's forward movement, leaving the other person behind
See you running away with your hand in mine
Observing the other person running away with someone else (repeated)
And how can you tell me
Repeating the questioning of external influence on life choices
The way I should live my life
Continuing to challenge advice on how to live
I'm always second best to
Reiterating the feeling of being constantly second best
Somebody else
Echoing the ongoing struggle of being second best
I am on this train that's passing you by
Repeating the metaphor of being on a train, moving past the other person
See you running away with your hand in mine
Observing the other person running away with someone else
I am on this train that's passing you by
Reiterating the speaker's forward movement, leaving the other person behind
See you running away
Observing the other person running away with someone else (repeated)
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