Respect
Unveiling the Machinations: Gary Numan's 'Respect'
Lyrics
That's OK
Accepting the situation or action as acceptable
If that's the way you wanna play it
Indicating a willingness to engage in a certain manner
I don't mind
Expressing a lack of objection or disturbance
I can play it anyway
Asserting the ability to respond or act regardless
You won't stop
Describing persistence or determination in a course of action
Until I pul you to pieces
Implies a potential destructive act towards someone/something
Which I will in time
Foreseeing an eventual outcome
But I'm still curious
Expressing curiosity despite the situation
You're so young
Highlighting youthfulness
Not one backbone between you
Implies a lack of strength or courage
But you think you'll make a hero
Suggesting a delusional perception of achieving greatness
Quite peculiar
Pointing out something strange or unusual
You're just boys
Emphasizing youth and inexperience
You don't know what you've angered
Unawareness of the consequences of actions
Did you know you're talking to the heart
Realization of interacting with a crucial part of a system
Of the machine?
Welcome boys
Suggesting potential regret but uncertainty
Welcome to the real world
Possibility of being incorrect
I could almost be sorry
But I could be wrong
Claiming knowledge of the other party
I know you
I know what you've been doing
Understanding or being aware of the actions of others
I know where you live
Knowledge of the residence of the other party
And I know where you are
Knowing the current whereabouts of the other party
You know me
Recognition from the other party
I'm the smiling assassin
Self-identification as a deceptively friendly assailant
You know I won't forgive
Assurance of not pardoning the actions
And you know I won't forget
Commitment to remembering and holding accountable
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