The Incredible
Shrinking, Melting, Wasted: Unraveling the Depths of The Incredible
Lyrics
I am the incredible shrinking man
I identify as the incredible shrinking man
The longer I live the smaller I stand
As time passes, I feel increasingly diminished or insignificant
I was the irrelevant, misplaced son
I used to be the son who was overlooked and out of place
Inconsequential, awkward and undone
Felt unimportant, socially awkward, and incomplete
Too short for the wishing well
I'm too short to reach the wishing well
Oh well, you can all just go to hell
Expressing frustration; others can go to hell
And maybe today
Hopeful that today might bring positive change
Things will go my way
Desire for things to go well for once
'Cause it all seems cruel
Life appears harsh and unfair
When you're made to play the fool
Feeling forced into a role of foolishness
Why ask why
Raising existential questions; why bother?
After all, we die
Life ends for everyone, so why question it?
Must seem like you're always wrong
Sense of consistently being wrong
In a world where you don't belong
Feeling out of place in a world that doesn't accept
I am the incredible melting man
Now identifying as the incredible melting man
Becoming nothing as long as I can
Becoming nothing or losing identity willingly
I'll be a puddle by the end of the day
Anticipating becoming insignificant by the end of the day
Wasn't much of a person anyway
Wasn't much of a person to begin with
Too late for the dinner bell
Too late to join others for a meal
Oh well, you can all just go to hell
Expressing frustration with others
And maybe today
Hopeful for positive change today
Things will go my way
Desiring a turn of fortune
'Cause it all seems cruel
Life seems harsh when made to play a fool
When you're made to play the fool
Expressing frustration with a role forced upon
Why ask why
Rhetorical question about the meaning of life
After all, we die
Acceptance of the inevitability of death
Must seem like you're always wrong
Continued sense of being wrong or out of place
In a world where you don't belong
Feeling like an outsider in an unwelcoming world
It'd be fine I'd be having a ball
Expressing a desire for enjoyment despite difficulties
Don't give me grief
Asking not to be burdened with troubles
It could happen to you each and all
Life's challenges can affect anyone
But I need relief
Seeking relief from life's hardships
I hurt you 'cause my mind is mush
Hurting others due to personal struggles and confusion
That's my excuse
Offering an excuse for causing pain
I'm the weirdo hiding in the bush
Describing oneself as an eccentric outsider
And I'm on the loose
Being unpredictable and unrestrained
I'm a sloppy tiny angry man
Characterizing oneself as a small, angry, and messy person
Hurting all the people that I can
Harming people as a way of coping with personal issues
I am the incredibly wasted man
Identifying as a person who wasted their life
Thought I had a promise
Feeling betrayed by broken promises and plans
Thought there was a plan
Realizing there was no clear path or purpose
I am the incredulous thinking fuck
Expressing frustration and disbelief
I threw away my time and I'm out of luck
Regret for wasting time and running out of luck
(It was as if my body had ceased to exist
Describing a state of detachment or existential crisis
There was no hunger
Depicting a sense of peace or acceptance
No longer the terrible fear of shrinking)
No longer fearing the consequences of shrinking or fading away
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