Anybody But Me
Yearning for Change: Brenda Lee's Soulful Quest in 'Anybody But Me'
Lyrics
I wish I could be
I desire to change who I am
Anybody but me
Expressing a wish to be anyone else
I wish I could be
Reiteration of the desire for a different identity
Anybody but me
Continued expression of the desire for a different self
Lonely, lonely as I can be
Feeling extremely lonely
Well I had a true love
Reflecting on a past true love and success
Had the world in my hands
Having lost the love and success
Now I got a hurt
Experiencing emotional pain
I can't hardly stand
The pain is difficult to endure
A little bit of loving would be so grand
Expressing a desire for affection and love
I'm not the same old me
Acknowledging a significant change in oneself
That I use to be
Contrasting with the previous self
I want to be somebody
Expressing a longing to be someone else
Just anybody but me
Wanting any identity other than the current one
I got the blues on my mind
Feeling melancholic and troubled
Blues won't let me be
Being unable to escape from the blues
Now I want to be free
Expressing a desire for freedom
From what's holding me
Wanting to break free from emotional burdens
Take away these tears
Requesting relief from sadness and pain
Take away these tears
Reiterating the desire for tears to be taken away
And let me see
Yearning to see clearly without emotional distress
'Cause I want to be back
Expressing a desire to return to a previous state
Like I use to be
Yearning for the past when things were better
I said I wish I could be
Repeating the wish to be someone else
Yeah, anybody but me
Reiterating the desire to be anyone other than oneself
Yeah, now I want to be
Expressing a current desire to be different
Just, any old body but me
Desiring to be any person other than the current self
Because I'm lonely
Re-emphasizing the profound loneliness
Lonely as I can be
Reiterating the extreme sense of loneliness
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