I Thought I Was a Child
Unveiling the Wisdom in Innocence: I Thought I Was a Child
Lyrics
It's such a clever innocence with which you do your sorcery
Expressing admiration for the deceptive innocence with which the person performs their magic.
As if somehow the years just bow and let that young girl go free
Suggesting that the passage of time seems to respect and allow the freedom of the young girl, emphasizing her youthful spirit.
I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled
Realizing a sense of immaturity and innocence until the mentioned person smiled, indicating a shift in perspective.
I thought I knew where I was going until I heard your laughter flowing
Feeling a sense of direction in life until encountering the person's laughter, which brings about a revelation.
And came upon the wisdom in your eyes
Discovering wisdom in the person's eyes, a surprising and unexpected revelation.
Surprise
Highlighting the element of surprise in the newfound realization.
I've spent my whole life running 'round
Reflecting on a life spent constantly moving, chasing songs and avoiding the potential hindrance of love.
Chasing songs from town to town
Continuing the theme of a nomadic lifestyle, searching for freedom and meaning in different places.
Thinking I'd be free so long as I never let love slow me down
Expressing the belief that avoiding romantic entanglements would maintain freedom, but acknowledging a sense of loneliness.
So lonely and so wild until you turned and smiled
Feeling a shift in emotions and perspective due to the person's smile, implying a reevaluation of priorities.
By now I should have long been gone
Acknowledging that, by conventional expectations, the speaker should have moved on from their current situation.
But here I am still looking on
Despite expectations, the speaker is still present and observing, suggesting a sense of being stuck or indecisive.
As if I didn't know which way to run
Expressing confusion, as if not knowing which direction to take in life.
It's such a clever innocence with which you show myself to me
Acknowledging the person's skill in revealing the speaker's true self with an innocent charm.
As if you know how it feels to never be who you wanted to be
Suggesting that the person understands the feeling of not becoming the person one aspired to be.
I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled
Repeating the realization of immaturity upon the person's smile, emphasizing its impact on the speaker's self-awareness.
I thought that I was free but I'm just one more prisoner of time
Initially feeling liberated but realizing a sense of imprisonment within the constraints of time and personal boundaries.
Alone within the boundaries of my mind
Expressing a sense of isolation within the confines of one's own thoughts and experiences.
I thought I was a child
Reiterating the initial belief of being a child, possibly with a deeper understanding or acceptance of the speaker's own vulnerability.
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