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I was taught from much too young
To never give myself away
Yes I was taught for every secret
There's a price you have to pay
An accident of gender
An accident of birth
That holds me to this point of view
This time and place on earth
This time and place on earth
You ask me how I'm feeling
I only wish you knew
How hard it is for me to share
Share those kind of things with you
It's not that I don't love you
It's just I can't connect
'Cause I was taught from much too young
To shine and not reflect
I'm an accidental man
You ask me if I'm happy
I only wish I knew
'Cause happiness is not something
That I ever learned to do
It's not that I'm complaining
It's all the same to me
If everything that happens, happens accidentally
I'm an accidental man
I was taught for every secret
There's a price you have to pay
I was taught from much too young
To never give myself away
I was born to worthy causes
I was born to take the reins
I was taught from much too young
To never give myself away
An accident of gender
An accident of birth
That holds me to this point of view
This time and place on earth
So try and understand
If I don't say all I can
A stranger to myself I am
An accidental man
I'm an accident
I'm an accidental man
To never give myself away
Yes I was taught for every secret
There's a price you have to pay
An accident of gender
An accident of birth
That holds me to this point of view
This time and place on earth
This time and place on earth
I only wish you knew
How hard it is for me to share
Share those kind of things with you
It's just I can't connect
'Cause I was taught from much too young
To shine and not reflect
I only wish I knew
'Cause happiness is not something
That I ever learned to do
It's all the same to me
If everything that happens, happens accidentally
There's a price you have to pay
I was taught from much too young
To never give myself away
I was born to worthy causes
I was born to take the reins
I was taught from much too young
To never give myself away
An accident of birth
That holds me to this point of view
This time and place on earth
So try and understand
If I don't say all I can
A stranger to myself I am
An accidental man
I'm an accident
I'm an accidental man
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Outch ! I am a clumsy guy and I thought he sang about that, now that I read, translate and understand the lyric, I'm not sure about he singing about a "clumsy guy making accidents"... Any idea ?
[Edit: Clarification]
Above average Rock with a nice well done catchy chorus. Sounds like something that Rush would come up with in the 80's. The meanings is pretty straightforward.
A male friend of mine (who was abused as a child) felt very connected to this song. I believe the abuse (several types and quite severe) stripped away not only his connectedness to himself, but also makes it difficult for him in the outside world. He logically and socially understands what it means to be a man in our society and in our time period, but is unable to find a way to be that. I think of him whenever I hear this song. This song breaks my heart.