| Neil Diamond – I Am... I Said Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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@[montgomery67:17032] I've struggled with depression from moving homes myself. I've also found it unbelievably hard to express how I feel with other people. I interpret his usage of "I am" in two ways: 1.) As an incomplete sentence. When I finally started going to people for help, I stuttered and struggled to communicate. With tremendous emotion, the narrator wants to say "I am depressed" or "I am lonely" to let the world know, but is so wrought with sadness that he can't even bring himself to finish the sentence. I've been in this situation myself many times. 2.) As a statement against the world he feels is against him. Am I not a person? Am I not badly in need of happiness or at least consoling? Am I not worth anyone's time? *I AM.* |
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