Lyrics
Maybe I am the man with those mystic two heads
Expressing uncertainty about personal identity with the reference to "mystic two heads."
one facing down, the other facing back
Describing conflicting aspects within, one directed downwards and the other backward.
but I don't know who I am
Acknowledging a lack of self-awareness.
and you still don't know who I am
Highlighting that others also don't understand the speaker's true identity.
Maybe I am the man with the legendary four hands
Suggesting a complex nature with the metaphor of four hands, each with different purposes.
To finger, to heal, crave and strangulate
Listing the functions of the four hands: touch, heal, desire, and cause harm.
but I don't know who I am
Reiterating the speaker's uncertainty about self-identity.
and you still don't know who I am
Emphasizing that others remain unaware of the speaker's true identity.
I am exhausted of returning to a place I've never been
Expressing weariness from repeatedly returning to a place that is unfamiliar or elusive.
I am exhausted of returning from a place I've never been
Conveying exhaustion from coming back from a place that is not clearly defined.
Maybe I am the man of the universal two words
Describing oneself as embodying contradictory elements, represented by "universal two words."
The lie and the lie, the scorn and the scorn
Enumerating pairs of opposites: lies, scorn, suggesting internal conflicts.
You want to know how I am
Challenging others to understand the speaker's emotional state.
To forgive me what I am
Asking for forgiveness for being oneself.
I am exhausted of returning to a place I've never been
Repeating the theme of weariness from returning to an unknown place.
I am exhausted of returning from a place I've never been
Reiterating the exhaustion from returning from an elusive place.
I forgot who I am but I am too tired to be it
Expressing forgetfulness about personal identity due to fatigue.
I forgot who I am but I am too tired to live/leave it
Indicating a desire to escape or abandon one's identity but feeling too tired to do so.
I am exhausted of returning to a place I've never been
Continuing the theme of weariness and the mysterious place never visited.
I am exhausted of returning from a place I've never been
Reiterating exhaustion from returning from an unknown place, emphasizing the disorientation.
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