You Don't Know Who I Am
Unveiling My Hidden Act: You'll Never Know
Lyrics
Someone else’s coat is keeping me warm tonight
Wearing someone else’s coat for warmth tonight, implying a lack of genuine connection.
Someone else’s skirt isn’t fitting me right
Wearing someone else’s skirt that doesn’t fit, symbolizing discomfort or unease in the relationship.
Someone else’s mouth is saying the things you like
Speaking words you like from someone else’s mouth, suggesting a facade to please the other person.
I gotta keep that someone around if I’m gonna live this lie
Feeling the need to keep that person around to sustain the false image being projected.
Is it time to tell the truth
Raising the question of whether it's time to reveal the truth about the inauthenticity in the relationship.
That I’m just not myself with you?
Expressing that the persona feels altered or untrue when in the presence of the other person.
You don’t even know who I am
Highlighting that the partner doesn’t truly know the persona’s authentic self.
And you’ll never understand
Emphasizing the difficulty for the partner to comprehend the persona's true identity.
I’m just performing in a mask whenever you’re around
Admitting to wearing a figurative mask and performing when the partner is present.
And I hide everything that I am
Hiding the genuine self as part of a plan to maintain the partner's happiness.
In my elaborate plan to keep you happy and content
Describing a detailed strategy to keep the partner content, even if it means sacrificing authenticity.
But you don’t know who I am
Reiterating that the partner lacks knowledge about the persona’s true identity.
Looking at my life, you could divide it up
Reflecting on the persona's life, suggesting a division between the self with the partner and the past self.
Draw a line between who I am with you and who I was
Illustrating a clear distinction between the persona with the partner and the persona from the past.
How many stifled opinions ‘till I hide ‘em all?
Pondering the suppression of opinions and feelings to maintain the facade.
How many lies ‘till I look around, not knowing who I’ve become?
Contemplating the accumulation of lies leading to a loss of self-awareness.
Is it time to break the news
Questioning whether it’s time to disclose the persona’s true self to the partner.
That I’m just not myself with you?
Acknowledging that the persona feels altered or untrue in the partner’s presence.
You don’t even know who I am
Repeating the partner's lack of knowledge about the authentic self.
And you’ll never understand
Reiterating the challenge for the partner to grasp the persona’s genuine identity.
I’m just performing in a mask whenever you’re around
Revealing the continuous act of wearing a mask and performing when around the partner.
And I hide everything that I am
Persisting in concealing the true self to maintain the partner's satisfaction.
In my elaborate plan to keep you happy and content
Restating the detailed plan to ensure the partner’s happiness without revealing authenticity.
But you don’t know who I am
Emphasizing once again that the partner lacks insight into the persona’s genuine identity.
Whenever we’d make plans
Recalling a sense of dread and discomfort before making plans with the partner.
I dreaded them
Expressing anticipation of negative emotions associated with plans with the partner.
I’d spend the night before just crying on the shower floor
Describing emotional distress by crying on the shower floor before planned activities with the partner.
Through all that pain
Highlighting that despite the pain, the persona undergoes a transformative experience.
I’m forever changed
Asserting a permanent change in the persona due to the emotional challenges faced.
I’d make a bet that you’re exactly who you were before
Speculating that the partner remains unchanged, unlike the transformed persona.
You don’t even know who I am
Repeating the partner's lack of knowledge about the persona’s true self.
And you’ll never understand
Reiterating the challenge for the partner to understand the persona’s genuine identity.
I’m just performing in a mask whenever you’re around
Continuing the theme of wearing a mask and performing when in the partner’s presence.
And I hide everything that I am
Persisting in hiding the true self as part of a plan to maintain the partner's happiness.
In my elaborate plan to keep you happy and content
Repeating the detailed strategy to keep the partner content without revealing the authentic self.
But you don’t know who I am
Concluding with the repetition that the partner lacks knowledge about the persona’s true identity.
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