I Don't Want to Be Me
Yearning for Change: The Quest to Escape Self-Imposed Confines
Lyrics
Got a grand house out in the country.
Expressing ownership of a grand house in the countryside.
Marble pillars holding the door.
Describing marble pillars at the entrance of the house.
Empty bottles lining the wall from the night before.
Noting empty bottles left on the wall from the previous night.
Got a Roller out in the garage.
Mentioning a Rolls-Royce in the garage, but it's immobile.
But the wheels are stuck to the floor.
Highlighting that the wheels of the car are stuck.
Got no reason to go anywhere, no friends call anymore.
Feeling a lack of motivation to go anywhere as friends no longer call.
I don't want to be me, I don't want to be me,
Expressing a strong desire not to be oneself.
I know it's hard to see, But I don't want to be me.
Reiterating the difficulty in perceiving this desire but emphasizing it.
Had me playing down at the palace.
Recalling playing at a palace and being celebrated.
I was declared the belle of the ball.
Being declared the belle of the ball during the event.
Made the boys take my goods and chattels away
Indicating loss of possessions after the event.
Now I'm staring at an empty hall.
Reflecting on an empty hall after the celebrations.
I don't want to be me.
Repeating the desire not to be oneself.
Pardon me, I'm on my way.
Asking for pardon as the speaker is on their way.
Pardon me but I'm going.
Repeating the apology and expressing the intention to leave.
Taking on the simple life and I feel the grass roots
Choosing a simpler life and feeling a grassroots movement.
Growing.
Experiencing a desire for personal growth.
I'm going to ride the ragged road
Planning to travel a difficult path.
Diamond spurs jangling into the sunset.
Imagining a journey with diamond spurs into the sunset.
No circuits running overload
Ensuring no excessive demands or stress.
Well maybe I'm not done yet.
Expressing uncertainty about being finished with life.
Now there's nothing left in the cupboard
Noting an empty cupboard and referencing the story of the three bears.
And three bears' been eating my soup.
Describing a messy and challenging life situation.
My life is one big critical mess if you take a look.
Acknowledging a critical and chaotic life.
And the butler's off in Ibiza on expense account gone
Explaining the absence of the butler who is on an extravagant trip.
Berserk.
Highlighting the butler's erratic behavior.
But I can't check out of this crazy world
Expressing the inability to leave this chaotic world without seeming rude.
Without being a jerk--I don't want to be me.
Reiterating the strong desire not to be oneself.
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