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The Fluke Lyrics

I am a Fluke in the world
I haven't spoken a single word
I'll have to wade through the bullshit
Baby just to find my own vision of pearl
I am a fluke in your world
And even tho it's a bit absurd
I've been living in a dreamworld man
And I hope you'll enjoy what I've heard

Can't you see through me?
Can't you hear through me?
Just a moment in time...

FREAK!!! ...FLUKE!!!

Down and under I've felt the toll
You can't hurt me any more

I'm not afraid of you anymore!

Can't you see through me?
Can't you hear through me?
...Corona without a lime.
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sonty On Oct 05, 2002
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Cover art for The Fluke lyrics by Devin Townsend

Beautiful song. I beleive it's about wanting someone you can't have

Cover art for The Fluke lyrics by Devin Townsend

Lyrics on this page are awful. Here are the full (obtained from DarkLyrics)

I am a Fluke in the world I haven't spoken a single word I'll have to wade through the bullshit Baby just to find my own vision of pearl I am a fluke in your world And even though it's a bit absurd I've been living in a dreamworld man And I hope you'll enjoy what I've heard

Can't you see through me? Can't you hear through me? Just a moment in time...

I AM!... FREAK!... FLUKE!... FREAK!

Down and under I've felt the toll You can't hurt me any more

Writing and eating and shitting and sleeping In rain or in shine masturbate 'til I'm blind. In the cause and effect of the one troubled segment Of time and the place and the look on your face.

And I write and I eat and I shit and I sleep Yes, I eat leafy greens nearly three times a week. And I'm not unafraid but no longer afraid of you anymore!"

Can't you see through me? Can't you hear through me? ...Corona without a lime.

I am... FREAK!... FLUKE!... FREAK!... FLUKE!... (Ah, ah ah) FREAK!... (Ah, ah ah) FLUKE!... (Ah, ah ah) FREAK!... (Ah, ah ah)

Cover art for The Fluke lyrics by Devin Townsend

I believe it's about how he's so different and 'better' than everyone else and he has to go through life dealing with idiots or contradictions in order to find the good in it. He wonders out loud as to why no one else understands things the way he 'understands' them. Also, he finally realizes that these people pose no threat to him and, therefore, stopped caring about their opinions and fearing them. He calls himself a 'fluke' or 'freak' because he is so drastically different from the majority.

A bit of a rush job and oversimplification, but enough to get (at least some) of my point across.

I see it as the complete opposite: Devin is saying he is the Fluke because he sees himself as not that special. As if to say "why do so many people worship me when I'm really not that different to them and there are so many more talented musicians/composers/songwriters than me?"

Completely self-deprecating, unwilling to acknowledge his own talents as anything out of the ordinary.

Sometimes I get the feeling the poor old bald bastard needs a hug.

 
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