Open Up
Unveiling Vulnerability: Embracing Life's Raw Canvas with Jay-Jay Johanson
Lyrics
I open up stand here alone
I am opening up and standing here alone.
Fully revealed totally naked
I am fully revealed and completely naked, metaphorically exposing myself.
I show you all there is to see
I am showing you everything there is to see.
I can not hide anything now
I cannot hide anything at this moment.
These are my knees, these are my hands
These body parts (knees, hands) represent my physical existence.
I may be skin, I may be bones never the less
Regardless of being skin and bones, I am still the same person.
I am the same as I was then
I haven't changed from what I was in the past.
I'm just a man
I am just a man, emphasizing my humanity.
But don't give me your sympathy
Despite my vulnerability, I don't want your sympathy.
You know it doesn't mean that much to me
Sympathy doesn't hold much significance for me.
But don't give me your sympathy
Reiteration of not needing sympathy.
I don't need it anymore
I no longer require or desire sympathy.
Living is art like everything else
Life is an art form, just like everything else.
I've got my skills, I do it well
I possess skills, and I perform well in the art of living.
So it feels real or feels like hell
Whether life feels real or like hell, it depends on the perspective.
But if it kills I can not tell
Uncertainty about whether life, even if difficult, is worth living.
But don't give me your sympathy
Reiteration of not wanting sympathy despite life's challenges.
You know it doesn't mean that much to me
Sympathy holds little importance for the speaker.
But don't give me your sympathy
Continued emphasis on the lack of need for sympathy.
I don't need it anymore
The speaker has moved past the point of needing sympathy.
I open up stand here alone
Repetition of the opening up and standing alone.
Fully revealed totally naked
Reiteration of being fully revealed and naked.
I show you all there is to see
Emphasizing the act of showing everything to others.
I can not hide anything now
Repetition of the inability to hide anything.
But don't give me your sympathy
Reiteration of rejecting sympathy despite circumstances.
You know it doesn't mean that much to me
Emphasizing the limited significance of sympathy for the speaker.
But don't give me your sympathy
Continued emphasis on the speaker's independence from sympathy.
I don't need it anymore
Stating again that the speaker no longer requires sympathy.
But don't give me your sympathy
Repetition of the speaker's lack of interest in sympathy.
You know it doesn't mean that much to me
Underlining the limited significance of sympathy for the speaker.
But don't give me your sympathy
Continued emphasis on the speaker's self-sufficiency.
I don't need it anymore
Final statement reinforcing that the speaker does not need sympathy anymore.
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