You Don't Belong in This World
Finding Solace Beyond Earthly Bonds
Lyrics
Early on I'd been misled
Expressing early confusion or misunderstanding, feeling misled.
By films I'd seen and books I'd read
Mentioning influence from movies and books, indicating external sources shaping perceptions.
All the folks who knew me best
Referencing people who know the speaker well, advising them to suppress childish emotions.
Said "keep it in that's so childish"
Pressure to hide emotions deemed immature by close associates.
So I did and with every wish
Compliance with the advice to keep emotions inside, connecting to wishes.
Every candle flame that was extinguished
Symbolic reference to unfulfilled wishes with extinguished candle flames.
I still hope someone will say
Expressing ongoing hope for acknowledgment or validation from someone.
You don't belong in this world
Repetition emphasizing a sense of not fitting into the world.
You don't belong in this world
-You don't belong in this world
-Seems I've been dealt a lousy hand
Expressing dissatisfaction with life circumstances, feeling unlucky.
With career goals in daydream land
Describing unrealistic career goals, possibly unattainable.
Won't somebody stand in the doorway?
Yearning for intervention or change in routine to escape monotony.
To save the day to day, monotony
-With every year and every wish
Continued reference to unfulfilled wishes and hope for acknowledgment.
Every candle flame that I extinguished
-I still kinda hope someone will say
-Say
Repetition of "Say," perhaps emphasizing the desire for recognition.
You don't belong in this world
Reiteration of not belonging in the world, reinforcing the theme.
You don't belong in this world
-You don't belong in this world
-I wasn't ready for
Expressing unpreparedness for life's highs and lows, repeating the sentiment.
Life's highs, and life's lows
-I wasn't ready for
-Life's highs, and life's lows
-I'll find my way I'll find my peace
Expressing determination to find peace, surrendering to life's gravity, and seeking completion of wishes.
If I give in to the gravity, yeah
-As my time nears it's final ticks
-Hold my breath for someone to complete my wish.
-You don't belong in this world
Reiteration of not belonging in the world, intensifying the message.
You don't belong in this world
-You don't belong in this world
-You don't belong in this world
-You don't belong in this world
Repetition and variation emphasizing the speaker's sense of not fitting into the world.
Said you don't you don't you don't, no you don't
-Said you don't you don't you don't, no you don't
-Belong in this world
-Said you don't you don't you don't, no you don't
-You don't belong here
-In this world
Concluding with a strong assertion of not belonging in this world.
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