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I want to talk, like I'm talking to myself
I want to reach, but I could be someone else
And when a touch, when a touch becomes too much
You know, I could be someone else
And I - I know enough not to hope to know
But it's so hard, 'cause the night can fill my eyes
And you give me some distance, I can get so hard to find
And when a word, when a word cuts in too close
I can always get so hard to find
And I - I know enough not to hope to know
It was so clear, to have not been clear at all
I got so far to have come against a wall
The first, the final, no middle well it seems so real to me, to each his own illusions, if I could only only believe
I want to reach, but I could be someone else
And when a touch, when a touch becomes too much
You know, I could be someone else
And I - I know enough not to hope to know
But it's so hard, 'cause the night can fill my eyes
And you give me some distance, I can get so hard to find
And when a word, when a word cuts in too close
I can always get so hard to find
And I - I know enough not to hope to know
It was so clear, to have not been clear at all
I got so far to have come against a wall
The first, the final, no middle well it seems so real to me, to each his own illusions, if I could only only believe
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I think it could be about openness and being able to express yourself without fear of reappraisal. Also fears of rejection...
Life is filled with darkness and uncertainty, and yet you must make your way forward. As Socrates said, the only knowledge you can have is of your own ignorance. Better to be aware of your ignorance than to believe in illusions.
The spirit of the song reminds me of the Grateful Dead lyric, "Walk out of any doorway/Feel your way, feel your way like the day before." Isn't that how we go through life?
this song is most relatable of all their songs. and like mjos said it's definitely about fear of rejection