Manchester, England
Belief, Identity, and the Transatlantic Journey
Lyrics
Manchester England England
Identifying the location as Manchester, England
Across the Atlantic Sea
Highlighting the geographical position across the Atlantic Sea
And I'm a genius genius
Expressing self-perceived intelligence or uniqueness
I believe in God
Affirming belief in God
And I believe that God
Believing in reciprocal faith from God
Believes in Claude
Asserting God's belief in the speaker, Claude Hooper Bukowski
That's me
Self-identification as Claude Hooper Bukowski
That's me
Reiteration of self-identification
Claude Hooper Bukowski
Introducing the character Claude Hooper Bukowski
Finds that it's groovy
Finding it enjoyable or fashionable
To hide in a movie
Choosing to hide in the escapism of movies
Pretends he's Fellini
Pretending to be iconic filmmakers Fellini
And Antonioni
and Antonioni
And also his countryman Roman Polanski
Also adopting the identity of Roman Polanski
All rolled into one
Combining these influences into one persona
One Claude Hooper Bukowski
Reiteration of the character Claude Hooper Bukowski
Now that I've dropped out
Announcing a dropout from conventional life
Why is life dreary dreary
Questioning the monotony or dullness of existence
Answer my weary query
Seeking an answer to the weariness
Timothy Leary dearie
Addressing Timothy Leary, a proponent of psychedelic experiences
Manchester England England
Repetition of the setting in Manchester, England
Across the Atlantic Sea
Reiteration of the geographical location
And I'm a genius genius
Restating self-perceived intelligence or uniqueness
I believe in God
Reaffirming belief in God
And I believe that God
Reasserting reciprocal faith from God
Believes in Claude
Reasserting God's belief in Claude Hooper Bukowski
That's me, that's he
Reiteration of the speaker and identification with Claude Hooper Bukowski
That's me, that's he
Repetition of the identification with Claude Hooper Bukowski
That's me, that's he
-That's me
-Manchester England England
Reiteration of the setting in Manchester, England
That's me
Concluding affirmation of self-identity as part of Manchester, England
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