Take Me As I Am
Embrace Me, Embrace Diversity: Tornike Kipiani's Take Me As I Am
Lyrics
How do you want me to talk like an Englishman?
Questioning how the speaker should communicate, possibly feeling pressured to conform to an English style.
Where do you want me to dress like an Italian?
Questioning where the speaker should adopt an Italian fashion sense, hinting at external expectations.
Now do you want me to dance like a Spanish guy?
Wondering if the speaker should dance like a Spanish person, expressing a sense of cultural identity confusion.
I guess you don't love me
Speculating that the listener may not love the speaker.
No, you don't love me
Reiterating the doubt about the listener's love for the speaker.
How do you want me to dance like an Englishman?
Repeating the questioning of dancing like an Englishman, highlighting the theme of external expectations.
Where do you want me to dress like an Italian?
Repeating the inquiry about dressing like an Italian, emphasizing the pressure to conform.
Now do you want me to dance like a Spanish guy?
Repeating the uncertainty about dancing like a Spanish guy, indicating a struggle with identity.
I guess you don't love me
Reiterating the suspicion that the listener does not love the speaker.
No, you don't love me
Repeating the assertion that the listener does not love the speaker.
I love you, mi amor, te quiero
Expressing love in Spanish ("mi amor, te quiero") despite the doubt about being accepted.
Take me as I am
Pleading to be accepted as the speaker is, with no desire for change.
But you don't love me
Pointing out that despite the plea, the listener still does not love the speaker.
Why don't you love me?
Questioning the reasons behind the listener's lack of love.
So tell me why do you want me to smell like a French homme?
Asking why the listener wants the speaker to smell like a French man, emphasizing external expectations.
Oh, tell me why do you want me to play like a German?
Inquiring about the listener's desire for the speaker to play like a German, highlighting external pressures.
Why don't you want me to be just the way I am?
Questioning the listener's rejection of the speaker's authentic self.
I guess you don't love me
Reiterating the belief that the listener does not love the speaker.
Why don't you love me?
Asking again why the listener does not love the speaker, seeking an explanation.
Je t'aime, ich liebe dich
Expressing love in French and German ("Je t'aime, ich liebe dich"), emphasizing the speaker's diverse identity.
But you don't love me
Noting that despite the expressions of love, the listener still does not reciprocate.
Why don't you love me?
Repeating the inquiry into the reasons behind the listener's lack of love.
I love you, I love you
Affirming love once more, despite the ongoing doubt and rejection.
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