The Man I'd Rather Be
Embracing Identity Amidst Discord
Lyrics
Stop, I'm not waiting anymore
Expressing a desire to stop waiting any longer.
You've had your say, now it's mine
Asserting the need to share one's perspective after the other person has expressed theirs.
Drop every point that's keeping score
Encouraging the abandonment of keeping track of grievances or disagreements.
Can't you see we're on the same side?
Highlighting the commonality between the speaker and the other person, suggesting they are on the same side.
Are you talking to me
Raising a question about the target of the conversation.
Or straight through me
Wondering if the communication is directed towards the speaker.
Or to someone else?
Questioning whether the communication is intended for someone else.
Your father
Referring to the other person's father.
Or your mother
Referring to the other person's mother.
Or your boyfriend
Referring to the other person's boyfriend.
Or the man I'd rather be?
Pondering if the communication is meant for the man the speaker would prefer to be.
Strange how we say each other's names
Observing the peculiar habit of saying each other's names when talking to oneself.
When we're speaking to ourselves
Suggesting a tendency to talk to oneself while using the other person's name.
Change is for the clinically insane
Stating a reluctance to embrace change, associating it with mental instability.
I'll stay the same, while locked in my own hell
Committing to staying the same despite internal struggles.
Am I talking to you
Posing a question about the intended recipient of the speaker's words.
Or straight through you
Questioning if the communication is effectively reaching the other person.
Or to someone else?
Asking if the words are meant for someone else.
My father
Referring to the speaker's father.
Or step mother
Referring to the speaker's stepmother.
Or ex-girlfriend
Referring to the speaker's ex-girlfriend.
Or the man I'd rather be?
Reflecting on communication directed towards the man the speaker would rather be.
The ocean is made up of tears of happy lovers
Metaphorically describing the ocean as the collective emotions of happy lovers.
We're not the first, nor the last to blame each other
Acknowledging the universality of blaming each other in relationships.
We can drown or float away
Presenting the choices of overcoming challenges (float away) or succumbing to them (drown).
We can dive down further but we cannot stay
Recognizing the possibility of exploring deeper into problems but not being able to remain in that state.
Strange how we say each other's names
Reiterating the tendency to say each other's names when speaking to oneself.
When we're speaking to ourselves
Repeating the observation of talking to oneself using the other person's name.
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