Knowing People
Unveiling the Depths: Matthew Sweet's Reflections on the Enigmatic Human Experience
Lyrics
Are you made like God
Questioning if the listener is created in a godly manner.
When you start to bleed
Reflecting on the experience of bleeding and its significance.
Do you really know
Challenging the listener's understanding of life and existence.
What it is to breathe
Asking if the listener truly comprehends the essence of breathing.
Without a mind to think
Highlighting the idea of existence without active thought.
Or a hand in fate
Questioning whether fate plays a role in the listener's life.
You're an animal
Describing the listener as an emotional being with love and hate.
Filled with love and hate
Emphasizing the dual nature of human emotions.
And you
Addressing the listener directly.
And the way you move
Commenting on the listener's movements and actions.
And the things you say
Referencing the listener's communication and expression.
Your desperate dreams
Describing the listener's aspirations as desperate.
Are pathetic
Expressing a negative opinion about the listener's dreams.
I don't like knowing people
Declaring a dislike for understanding people deeply.
I don't like people knowing about me
Asserting discomfort with others having knowledge about oneself.
I don't like knowing people
Reiterating a dislike for getting to know people on a personal level.
I don't like people knowing about me
Expressing discomfort with people gaining insights into one's life.
Why should we care
Raising questions about the importance of actions and words.
What we do or say
Questioning the significance of caring about one's words and deeds.
Why would we long
Asking about the longing for the past.
For yesterday
Questioning the desire to return to previous days.
What is here
Pondering the relevance of the present moment.
And who wants to stay
Asking who would want to remain in the current state.
No lasting life
Rejecting the idea of eternal life and judgment day.
And no judgement day
Denying the existence of a final day of judgment.
And the fact of you
Referring to the listener and their actions.
And the way you move
Commenting on the listener's movements and behavior.
And the things you say
Addressing the listener's words and expressions.
Your desperate dreams
Describing the listener's dreams as desperate.
Are pathetic
Reiterating a negative view of the listener's aspirations.
I don't like knowing people
Expressing a dislike for truly understanding people.
I don't like people knowing about me
Reaffirming discomfort with others gaining knowledge about oneself.
I don't like knowing people
Restating a dislike for getting to know people personally.
I don't like people knowing about me
Reiterating discomfort with people gaining insights into one's life.
What are you lookin' at?
Possibly a rhetorical question or expression of frustration.
I don't like knowing people
Reiterating a dislike for truly understanding people.
I don't like people knowing about me
Reaffirming discomfort with others gaining knowledge about oneself.
I don't like knowing people
Restating a dislike for getting to know people personally.
I don't like people knowing about me
Reiterating discomfort with people gaining insights into one's life.
I don't like knowing people
Expressing a dislike for truly understanding people.
And I don't like people knowing about me
Reaffirming discomfort with others gaining knowledge about oneself.
I don't like knowing people
Restating a dislike for getting to know people personally.
And I don't like people knowing about me
Reiterating discomfort with people gaining insights into one's life.
Get out of here
An emphatic instruction to leave or exit the situation.
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