Too Much Of You
Yearning for Something More: Naked Raygun's Reflections
Lyrics
Guess we all want something
Expressing a common desire or aspiration among people.
Something we haven't got
Desire for something unattained or lacking.
There's a feelin' that I get when
Describing a distinct emotion or intuition.
I see all those that just have not
Observation of those who lack what the speaker perceives.
Someday this place'll be
Anticipating a future where everyone is equal.
Where man is all the same
Imagining a society where individuals lose their uniqueness.
All lookin' like salesman
Envisioning a homogeneous population resembling salesmen.
They'll even change our name and
Speculating on the alteration of personal identity.
(Although) I see one people
Recognizing unity despite differences (parentheses suggest doubt).
(We're all) one human race
Emphasizing shared humanity transcending distinctions.
Communication will save us
Belief in the power of communication for salvation.
I see a plain, plain place
Observing a simple, unadorned world.
I see you think that you're a savior
Critical perspective on someone assuming a savior role.
You think you're Jesus Christ
Comparing an individual to Jesus Christ, possibly sarcastically.
From what I've seen of our shepherds
Distrust of leaders or guides, cautioning against blind trust.
Your type had best think twice
Advising caution to a specific type of person (the speaker).
Your master plan to save me
Critiquing a proposed plan for salvation.
Just doesn't suit me right
Expressing discomfort or disagreement with the proposed plan.
You'd like to suit me up?
Suggesting resistance to being influenced or controlled.
Well you had best think twice again
Emphasizing the need for reconsideration.
Yeah we all want something
Reiteration of the universal desire for something unattained.
Something we haven't got
Repeating the theme of unfulfilled desires.
How much'll you give up?
Questioning the extent one is willing to sacrifice.
Allow yourself to be forgot?
Asking if one is willing to be forgotten for the greater good.
Scores of plastic people
Referring to a multitude of inauthentic or superficial individuals.
Not just a chosen few
Rejecting the idea of exclusivity in authenticity.
Every (single last) one of us
Emphasizing the universality of the desire for genuine connection.
Yeah what they really want is you
Pointing out that what others desire is the real, unaltered you.
What they want's too much of you
Highlighting the excessiveness of what others want from you.
When what they want is you
Stressing that genuine, unaltered you is what others truly want.
What they gotta have is you
Asserting that you are what others must have.
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