Double Life
Unveiling a Dual Existence
Lyrics
Do you remember baby when you used to love me
The singer recalls a time when the listener loved them.
Do you remember baby when you used to trust me
Reference to a past when the listener used to trust the singer.
Do you remember when you put no one above me
Reflecting on a period when the listener prioritized the singer over others.
Do you remember when
Repetition emphasizing the nostalgic theme and questioning if the listener remembers.
Do you remember when
-You saved me from the lost and found
Recollection of a moment when the listener provided support and rescued the singer.
Do you remember when
-You picked me up off the ground
-Do you remember, what I said to you
Asking if the listener remembers something specific that the singer said.
Do you remember when remember when
Reiteration of the theme of remembering the past.
Changes are coming, you got the werewolf in London
Introduction of a werewolf metaphor, suggesting a transformative and challenging phase. The mention of multiple personalities and a struggle for control.
Transformation is coming and I can't keep running
-Tell me which one of my personalities
-Is taking over me
-I'm tired of living a double life
Expressing weariness of leading a double life, acknowledging the tendency of some people to lie and the realization that the double life isn't the singer's own.
Some people never change
-They just find new ways to lie
-I've played out all the fantasies inside your mind
-Now I know, this double life isn't mine
-I'm tired of living a double life
Reiteration of the fatigue from living a double life, emphasizing the theme of people finding new ways to deceive. The singer expresses understanding that the double life doesn't belong to them.
Some people never change
-They just find new ways to lie
-I've played out all the fantasies inside your mind
-Now I know, this double life isn't mine
-I'm like the matrix baby just call me Neo
Comparison to "The Matrix" character Neo, suggesting agility and the ability to dodge challenges. The singer asserts their capability to handle any confrontations.
I will dodge and Curve
-Every Jab you throw
-Where you been where you at
Questions about the listener's whereabouts and intentions. Juxtaposing the internal struggle with the reference to Jekyll and Hyde, indicating the difficulty in controlling conflicting aspects of the singer's personality.
Where you think you going
-I've got an answer for you
-I'm like Jekyll and Hyde
-You know I just can't decide
-Which demon of mine needs to subside
-Tell me which one of my personalities
Repetition of the theme of multiple personalities taking over, this time focused on playing.
Is taking over to play today
-Changes are coming, you got the werewolf in London
Reiteration of the werewolf metaphor and the inevitability of transformation, questioning which personality is dominant.
Transformation is coming and I can't keep running
-Tell me which one of my personalities
-Is taking over me
-I'm tired of living a double life
Restatement of weariness from leading a double life, observing the commonality of people finding new ways to lie. The singer realizes the double life is not their own.
Some people never change
-They just find new ways to lie
-I've played out all the fantasies inside your mind
-Now I know, this double life isn't mine
-I'm tired of living a double life
Repeating the exhaustion from living a double life and acknowledging the tendency of some people to lie. The singer again understands that the double life isn't theirs.
Some people never change
-They just find new ways to lie
-I've played out all the fantasies inside your mind
-Now I know, this double life isn't mine
-I'm like the matrix baby just call me Neo
Final comparison to "The Matrix" character Neo, reinforcing the theme of agility and control.
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