Hymn 151
Navigating Desire: Choices and Needs in Hymn 151
Lyrics
Once did something unsurprising
Expressing a past action that was expected or ordinary
She was looking for love but then she found me
Narrating a discovery of love while searching, implying a romantic relationship
Though my course of action
Acknowledging personal decisions or behavior
May be terrible to some
Recognizing that personal actions may be seen as negative by some
Yeah, I know these choices will come falling down on me
Awareness of consequences for one's choices, anticipating repercussions
Oh what you want is not what you need
Repetition emphasizing the contrast between desires and actual needs
Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is not what you need
-If the good lord made me just the way I am
Reflecting on personal creation and existence, possibly in a religious context
Then I hope that maybe they just might understand
Hoping for understanding from a higher power or others
I'm a man of appetite, not satisfied
Describing oneself as someone with strong desires and insatiable appetites
Yeah, I know these choices will come falling down on me
Reiterating the expectation of facing consequences for one's choices
Oh what you want is not what you need
Repetition emphasizing the disparity between wants and genuine needs
Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is
-Oh what you want is not what you need
Continuation of the theme, stressing the distinction between desires and necessities
Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is not what you need
-Oh what you want is not what you need
-You keep on asking but I'm not gonna
Refusing to comply with requests despite persistent asking
Not gonna give it to ya
Emphasizing the determination not to yield to the request
If you keep on asking
Warning of a change in response if the questioning persists
I'm gonna give it to ya
Indicating a willingness to provide what is requested under certain conditions
Not what
Fragment suggesting an impending action not aligned with what is needed
Not what you need
Reiterating the idea that what is provided may not be what is truly necessary
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