Transformer
Embracing Change: The Evolution of Self in Marnie Stern's 'Transformer'
Lyrics
I cannot be all these things to you. It's true.
I cannot fulfill all the expectations or roles you have for me. This statement is acknowledged as true.
My arms hang down, my legs don't fight,
Physically, I feel weakened or exhausted. There is a lack of strength or resistance in my limbs.
My fingers believing for you and for me,
Despite challenges, my fingers continue to believe or strive, both for you and for myself.
But no way I, I cannot be all these things to you.
Reiteration that it's impossible for the speaker to be everything expected in a relationship.
The future is yours, so fill this part in.
An urging repetition emphasizing the potential for the listener to shape their own future.
The future is yours, so fill this part in.
-The future is yours, so fill this part in.
-I turn this moment into something new, It's true.
The speaker transforms the current moment into something new, affirming its truth.
Are you ready, to feel alive?
A question prompting readiness for a heightened experience or sensation of being alive.
The ancient echoes crawling out from my insides
The speaker acknowledges the emergence of ancient echoes from within, possibly referring to deep emotions or experiences.
No way I, I cannot be all these things to you.
Reiteration that the speaker cannot fulfill all expectations or roles in a relationship.
Evolve or die complications.
A directive or statement emphasizing the choice between evolving or facing complications leading to demise.
Look at that figure.
An observation or command to look at a particular figure or aspect, possibly symbolic.
It's bringing back a type of pull you can't make up.
A description of a powerful, irresistible attraction or force that cannot be fabricated.
Continue to raise it up.
An encouragement to persist and elevate a situation or circumstance.
I cannot be all these things to you. It's true.
Reiteration of the impossibility of meeting all expectations or roles in a relationship.
My arms hang down, my legs don't fight.
Similar to line 2, a physical description of feeling weakened or powerless.
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