What You Want

Chasing Whims: Nuno Bettencourt's Reflection on Desires
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What you want

Expressing a desire or inquiry about what someone desires or wishes for.

A million marbles and an ice cream car

Suggesting extravagant wishes, like a million marbles and an ice cream car.

What you want

Reiterating the question about the person's desires or wants.

A melted nova wouldn't get you far

Imagining that even a melted nova (exploding star) wouldn't satisfy their desires.

What you want

Asking again about the person's wishes or desires.

A million acres for a rocking horse

Describing another extravagant wish, a million acres for a rocking horse.

What you want

Repeating the question about the person's desires.

Is not enough

Stating that whatever they desire is not sufficient or satisfying.

I don't know much the future prophecies

Expressing uncertainty about future predictions or prophecies.

I don't know why they're walking on their knees

Expressing confusion about people walking on their knees, possibly a metaphor for submission or humility.

But I do know that emptiness you feel

Acknowledging the emptiness someone feels, possibly emotional or spiritual.

I know the sun will always chase away the moon

Believing in the cyclical nature of life, with the sun always overcoming the darkness of the moon.

What you want

Posing the question again about the person's desires or wishes.

A white chocolate wedding in a lego church

Describing an unconventional desire, a white chocolate wedding in a Lego church.

What you want

Describing another unusual wish, a beauty pageant with a kung fu grip.

A beauty pageant with a kung fu grip

Repeating the question about the person's desires.

What you want

Describing a desire for a silver bullet for a plastic gun, possibly symbolizing a desire for power or effectiveness.

A silver bullet for a plastic gun

Reiterating that whatever they desire is insufficient.

What you want

Expressing uncertainty about future predictions or prophecies.

Is not enough

Reiterating that whatever they desire is not enough or satisfactory.

I don't know much the future prophecies

Expressing uncertainty about future predictions or prophecies.

I don't know why they're walking on their knees

Expressing confusion about people walking on their knees.

But I do know that emptiness you feel

Acknowledging the emptiness someone feels, possibly emotional or spiritual.

I know the sun will always chase away the moon

Believing in the cyclical nature of life, with the sun always overcoming the darkness of the moon.

I really know how you feel you're not alone

Affirming understanding of the person's feelings and assuring them they are not alone.

I really know how you feel

Reiterating understanding of the person's emotions.

I don't know much the future prophecies

Expressing uncertainty about future predictions or prophecies.

I don't know why they're walking on their knees

Expressing confusion about people walking on their knees.

But I do know that emptiness you feel

Acknowledging the emptiness someone feels, possibly emotional or spiritual.

I know a little love is all you'll ever need

Affirming that a little love is all the person will ever need.

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