Don't Know I Know
Embracing Identity: Navigating Who I Am
Lyrics
Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
Expressing uncertainty about personal aspirations and a clear understanding of who the speaker does not want to become.
Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know , I know
Highlighting the contrast between not knowing (don't know) and having some level of self-awareness (I know).
So make me trendy for a day. You gotta be fit. You gotta be rich. You gotta be special.
Describing societal expectations, emphasizing the need to conform to trends and possess specific qualities like fitness, wealth, and specialness.
You gotta be him. You gotta be the guy in the magazine.
-If being sexy makes me suffocate,
Suggesting that the pressure to be sexy or conform to societal standards may be suffocating.
I want to be buried with all my mates.
Expressing a desire to stay true to oneself even if it means rejecting societal norms, as indicated by the wish to be buried with like-minded individuals.
It doesn’t make sense but it makes me happy.
Acknowledging the contradiction between the lack of sense in certain choices and the personal happiness derived from them.
Anyway most of the time
Indicating a general state of uncertainty about personal identity most of the time.
I just don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
Reiterating the theme of uncertainty about personal aspirations and a clear understanding of who the speaker does not want to be.
Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know , I know
Emphasizing the dichotomy between not knowing and having a clear understanding (knowing).
Exhale the truth, inhale the fake, That’s a nice shit running through my veins.
Contrasting the truth and falsehood in life, with a hint of sarcasm in describing it as "nice shit" running through the speaker's veins.
I never got better, I’ve never been higher, It feels like I’ll be a young man forever!
Expressing a sense of stagnation or lack of improvement in life, coupled with a desire to remain youthful indefinitely.
Boy, look around you it’s just a game, now you can be happy we all look the same.
Commenting on the superficiality of societal expectations, suggesting that conformity leads to a sense of sameness and potentially false happiness.
Time to vanish but where’s the exit. I guess I’m stuck in a bug.
Expressing a desire to escape or change but feeling stuck or trapped in a difficult situation (bug).
I just don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
Repeating the theme of uncertainty about personal aspirations and a clear understanding of who the speaker does not want to be.
Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know what I wanna be, I know who I don’t wanna be
-Don’t know , I know
Reiterating the contrast between not knowing and having a clear understanding (knowing).
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