I Know Who You Could Be
Discovering Love's Enigma in Butcher Boy's Melody
Lyrics
I know who you could be
I have an understanding of the potential person you could become
An innocent who will save me
An individual with innocence who might rescue or protect me
I know who you could be
I recognize the potential identity you could assume
Another boy who will wake me
Another boy who could awaken or stir emotions in me
Haphazard dentistry and stars
Unsystematic dental work and celestial bodies
Will fill me up
Symbolic elements that bring fulfillment or satisfaction
And it sounds funny when we kiss
Amusing or peculiar sensation during a kiss likened to water drops
Like water drips
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I know who you could be
A potential identity as a Pagliacci, a character who could entertain or engage with me
A Pagliacci to take me
I have an idea of who you could become
I know who you could be
Another potential identity as a desperado, someone who might challenge or disrupt me
A desperado to break me
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Could you be sure and safe from harm
Questioning whether the person could be certain and protected from harm
In my dead arms?
In the context of death, asking if the person could be secure in my arms
Poor baby, don't be so strung out
A plea for emotional restraint, advising not to be overly distressed
When I'm so proud
Expressing pride when the speaker is pleased or satisfied
And I'll prepare
Preparing for something, possibly a reaction or response
I'll rip a page from every book you've ever read
Planning to borrow ideas from the person's experiences (books read)
Don't blame me
Denying responsibility and attributing a vision and philosophy to the speaker
I had a vision and a whole philosophy
Claiming to have a vision and a comprehensive philosophy about how things should be
On how things ought to be
Expressing a personal philosophy on how things should ideally be
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