Lyrics
Stop!
Expression urging someone to stop.
Look back!
Instructing to look back, possibly reflecting on the past.
Shout!
Encouraging to shout, indicating intensity or urgency.
Well You’re freaking me out now!
Feeling disturbed or uneasy.
Hold back! Shout!
Holding back and shouting, suggesting inner conflict.
Now you’re freaking me out!
Expressing increased discomfort or disturbance.
I had friends 10 years ago
Recalling friendships from a decade ago.
It was the age of the photograph
Referring to a past era symbolized by photographs.
I dreamt so loud they could hear me glow
Dreaming loudly, possibly referring to ambitions.
Was something that I used to know
Reflecting on something once known or familiar.
When they called me I came so easy
Readily responding to calls, indicating past simplicity.
Young and free and bright
Describing a youthful and carefree state.
Karma, karma chameleon baby kept me up in the night
Referencing the impact of external influences (karma).
Mother, mother please don’t tell me what’s behind the light
Pleading not to reveal unsettling truths.
Anytime that you felt burning up
Describing a sensation of burning up or intense emotion.
You’d say goodnight
Mentioning saying goodnight as a coping mechanism.
I found something bad inside
Discovering something negative within oneself.
It was the age of experience
Referring to a period of learning from negative experiences.
I kept my mouth shut
Choosing silence to conceal inner struggles.
So I could hide
Seeking to hide from challenges or scrutiny.
With a fever burning in my side
Experiencing a feverish or intense internal conflict.
How can I ever take myself back where I used to be?
Questioning the possibility of returning to a previous self.
Everybody is hoping, wishing something bad for me
Feeling the negativity or ill-wishes of others.
Father, father what did you think I’d grow up to be?
Questioning parental expectations of one's future.
Father, father what did you think I’d grow up to see?
Reflecting on what parents thought one would experience.
Stop!
Repetition of the urge to stop, emphasizing intensity.
Look back!
Reiterating the instruction to look back.
Shout!
Encouraging shouting again, expressing heightened emotion.
Well You’re freaking me out now!
Reiteration of feeling disturbed or uneasy.
Hold back! Shout!
Repeating the conflict of holding back and shouting.
Now you’re freaking me out!
Emphasizing increased discomfort or disturbance.
I had friends 10 years ago….
Repeating the recollection of friendships a decade ago.
I had friends 10 years ago….
Further repetition, possibly emphasizing loss or change.
I had friends 10 years ago….
Continued repetition, highlighting the persistence of memory.
I had friends 10 years ago….
Reiteration, suggesting the lasting impact of past connections.
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