Sailor Man
Unveiling Life's Symphony: Velvet Warfield's Sailor Man Reflections
Lyrics
I don't want to be a movie star
I have no desire to become a movie star.
With my life out on the screen
I don't want my personal life exposed on the screen.
I don't want to play a character
I'm not interested in playing roles where I can't express myself authentically.
Where I can't say what I mean
I want the freedom to say what I truly mean in my roles.
I just want to be understood
I just want people to understand me.
I just need to come clean
I need to be honest and transparent about my feelings.
If my life was a storybook
If my life were a story, would you be a part of it?
Would you be in it with me
Asking if the listener would join the speaker in their life journey.
I don't want to be a sailor man
I don't want a life as a sailor, living on the sea.
Living life out on the sea
Avoiding a life filled with constant travel on the sea.
I don't want to be a hired hand
Rejecting a life as a hired hand, working for others and not oneself.
Where I'd work for everyone but me
Desiring a life where the speaker is the primary beneficiary of their work.
I just want to be understood
Expressing the need for understanding.
I just need to come clean
Reiterating the desire for honesty and openness.
If my life was a battlefield
Imagining life as a battlefield, asking if the listener would be there in difficult times.
Would you come battle with me
Inviting the listener to face challenges together.
Man, I want to stay behind the scenes
Expressing a preference for staying behind the scenes rather than being in the spotlight.
And we'd do things for free
Desiring a life where actions are driven by passion rather than monetary gain.
I would play and you would sing my songs
Imagining a collaborative and fulfilling partnership where both contribute without expectation of payment.
And I'd sing bad harmony
Envisioning a scenario where imperfections (bad harmony) are accepted and embraced.
I just want to be understood
Reiterating the desire for understanding from others.
I just need to come clean
Emphasizing the need for honesty and openness in communication.
If my life was a useless one
Contemplating the value and purpose of one's life.
Would you try to use me
Asking if the listener would try to use the speaker in a life perceived as useless.
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