| Del Amitri – What I Think She Sees Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I think Sugarlander nailed it, but I'm not as dismissive. I see the song as sad, regretful, almost apologetic. He wishes he could be as into her, into the relationship, as she is, but it's not in him. He's sympathetic to her vulnerability and doesn't want to hurt her--he's singing the song to someone else, not to her. A friend. The audience. It's confessional. He sees that she's putting him up on a pedestal, but he's being honest with us. He knows he's not the man she's building him up to be, that he'll eventually disappoint her and bug out. He always does. He can't be what she wants him to be, no matter how hard he might try. He knows himself too well, and if he bought into her view of him, he'd be fooling himself. He wouldn't be "me" at all. He's stuck with his own failings and unreliability, and is basically saying he prefers accepting and owning that to living a lie. Rough choice. Lonely guy. Sad. But a really good, honest, heartfelt song. Gentle. Melancholy. My favorite song of theirs, by far. One of my favorites, full stop. | |
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