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Am I 1? Lyrics
I grant to you
no privilege of person
no sense of self
denial of choice
It wants out
so from all the little bits and pieces
a simple case of lost and found
a wicked new beginning
I don’t ever want to see
It’s the oldest trick in the book
just like everything you always knew
turned upon its very end
There’s nothing left to be
[I’ve got]Half a mind to say
all the things that bother me today
You better check if it’s me
in that "coffin" of yours
or just the one
you thought you knew
I am one
who am I?
No character
to be lost inside
a mind is hard to please
so wander aimlessly
hands clenched in fists of rage
concealed in frustration
There’s a part of me that cannot deal
with the character I am forced to be
A thinly veiled plan to lay your world afoot
Lost in community
Blind in belonging
Is there really nothing more than this?
The emptiness remains
So put on your brave face
and take the plunge again
I am one
who am I?
No character
to be lost inside
no privilege of person
no sense of self
denial of choice
It wants out
so from all the little bits and pieces
a simple case of lost and found
a wicked new beginning
I don’t ever want to see
just like everything you always knew
turned upon its very end
There’s nothing left to be
all the things that bother me today
You better check if it’s me
in that "coffin" of yours
or just the one
you thought you knew
who am I?
No character
to be lost inside
so wander aimlessly
concealed in frustration
There’s a part of me that cannot deal
with the character I am forced to be
Lost in community
Blind in belonging
The emptiness remains
So put on your brave face
and take the plunge again
who am I?
No character
to be lost inside
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I think I would look at it a little differently. I think it's about trying so hard to shed the arbitrary contraints placed by society, and in the end being afraid of finding that there may not be any "self" remaining behind the character we are assigned.
Well, I have to say this is probably my most played DT song. I think its about in todays society, people are pressured into being someone they're not by certain people in their lives, and also society itself, to feel accepted. And this persons' mind is torn between staying true to themself, and conforming to the demands of the world around him. In the end it leaves him feeling lifeless.
i'm so tired to review this one but its just ... impressive