Lyrics
Well you're just seventeen and all you want to do is disappear
Expressing the desire to escape or disappear at the age of seventeen.
You know what I mean there's a lot of space between your ears
Highlighting the vast emptiness or confusion within one's mind at that age.
The way that you touch don't feel no nothing
Describing a physical touch that lacks emotional connection or sensation.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, it was the D.N.A.
Attributing the unique qualities or characteristics to DNA.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, that made me this way
Linking personal attributes or characteristics to genetic makeup.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Questioning if others understand the emotional state being experienced.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Repeating the question to emphasize the desire for understanding.
Sheer heart attack, Sheer heart attack
Introducing the concept of a sudden and intense heart attack.
Real cardiac
Emphasizing the reality of a cardiac event.
I feel so in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are-tic-you-late
Expressing a complex and intricate feeling or state.
Gotta feeling gotta feeling gotta feeling like a paralyze
Feeling paralyzed and describing it as a recurring sensation.
It ain't no it ain't no it ain't no it ain't no surprise
Stating that the feeling is not surprising.
Turn on the TV let it drip right down in your eyes
Suggesting the influence of external factors, possibly media, on emotions.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, it was the D.N.A.
Recalling the role of DNA in shaping one's identity.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, that made me this way
Reiterating the impact of genetic makeup on personal characteristics.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Repeating the question about understanding one's emotions.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Emphasizing the desire for others to comprehend the emotional state.
Sheer heart attack, Sheer heart attack
Reintroducing the concept of a sudden and intense heart attack.
Real cardiac
Reaffirming the reality of a cardiac event.
I feel so in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are in-are-tic-you-late
Repeating the expression of a complex and intricate feeling.
Just how I feel
Reiterating the intensity of the emotional state.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Posing the question about understanding one's feelings multiple times.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Emphasizing the repetition to stress the desire for comprehension.
Do you know, do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel?
Continuing the repetition of the question regarding emotional understanding.
Sheer heart attack, Sheer heart attack
Final repetition of the concept of a sudden and intense heart attack.
Real cardiac
Reiterating the real and serious nature of the cardiac event.
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