That Would Be Me
Unveiling Life's Depths: That Would Be Me by Melissa Etheridge
Lyrics
You say that you don't know me
You express unfamiliarity with who I am.
You never saw my face
You haven't seen my face or understood my presence.
And if you’ve never been there
Questioning the existence of a place or experience you haven't encountered.
Can you be sure there's such a place?
Doubtful about the reality of something due to lack of direct experience.
You think if you don't answer
Belief that by not engaging, life will continue without consequence.
The world will pass you by
Fearing being left behind or missing out by choosing not to participate.
There’s a fire in your kitchen
There’s a crisis or chaos in your life symbolized by a fire in the kitchen.
And the water's three feet high and risin'
The situation is escalating rapidly (water rising three feet high).
Someone's gettin' anxious
Observing someone becoming increasingly tense, loud, angry, and proud, which the singer identifies with ("that would be me").
Someone's gettin' loud
-Someone's gettin’ angry
-Someone’s gettin' proud and that would be me
-That would be me that would be me
The singer reaffirms their identification with the escalating emotions and reactions.
That would be me
-Somеone’s shoutin' at me
Someone is expressing anger or frustration towards the singer.
We'rе all going to hell
Expressions of impending doom or negativity that might be distant or hard to comprehend.
Well, it must not be too far away
-Sometimes I cannot tell
Difficulty in gauging the proximity of certain situations (such as hell) due to lack of experience.
My shoes are still as empty
Feeling disconnected or uninvolved in situations, symbolized by empty shoes and avoiding interaction through donations.
A mile you never walked
-Send in your donation
-And you never have to talk again
-Someone's gettin’ anxious
Reiteration of someone (the singer) experiencing heightened emotions - anxiety, loudness, anger, and pride.
Someone's gettin' loud
-Someone's gettin' angry
-Someone's gettin' proud and that would be me
-That would be me that would be me
Reaffirmation of the singer's association with escalating emotions.
That would be me
-I'm gonna show you who I am
Determination to reveal one's true self and actions, emphasizing the futility of complaining and the strength in having nothing to lose.
I'm gonna tell you what I do
-Not much use to curse the damned
-And there's power in nothing to lose
-Someone's gettin' anxious
Continued description of someone (the singer) undergoing escalating emotions: anxiety, loudness, anger, and pride.
Someone's gettin' loud
-Someone's gettin' angry, babe
-Someone's gettin' proud
-Someone's gettin' anxious
Reiteration of the singer's identity with escalating emotions, emphasizing self-assertion and self-recognition ("that would be me").
Someone's gettin' loud
-Someone's gettin' angry
-Someone's gettin' proud and that would be me
-That would be me that would be me
-That would be me that would be me
-That would be me that would be me
-That would be me now, that would be me
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