I Wanna Be Everybody
Craving Acceptance: Hockey Dad's 'I Wanna Be Everybody' Unveils the Yearning for Identity
Lyrics
Go out and everybody's so cool
Feeling inadequate compared to others who seem impressive or confident.
I don't know what to do so I'll impress you
Attempting to gain approval by trying to impress others due to uncertainty.
People seem so easy in their own clothes
Observing others feeling comfortable in their own skin.
I shouldn't be here, I just wanna go home
Feeling out of place and wanting to leave the situation.
I want to be everybody, everybody
Desire to embody characteristics of everyone else.
I just can't be everybody, everybody
Recognition of inability to become everyone else.
New shoes, new shirt, but the same guy
Trying to change appearance but remaining the same internally.
I can't bring myself to tell the same lies
Struggling with being honest about oneself.
I just stand there and hope I don't look too bad
Feeling self-conscious, hoping not to appear too negative.
The fact that I can't be me is just so sad
Expressing sadness at the inability to be authentic.
I want to be everybody, everybody
Reiterating the desire to be like everyone else.
I just can't be everybody, everybody
Acknowledging the impossibility of achieving that desire.
Thank God I've got a friend to share with
Gratefulness for having a friend to share feelings with.
Must be fate, there ain't no way to have planned this
Seeing the friendship as something destined rather than planned.
Let's go home, lets forget about the outside
Wanting to retreat from societal pressures and relax at home.
Lock the door, shut the curtains and hide
Seeking solace by isolating oneself from the outside world.
I want to be everybody, everybody
Continued desire to emulate others.
I just can't be everybody, everybody
Reiteration of the inability to achieve that desire.
I want to be everybody, everybody
Repeating the longing to be like everyone else.
I just can't be everybody, everybody
Reaffirming the recognition of the impossibility of becoming everyone else.
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