Insignificant Lyrics
up on the building
from down on the pavement
or out in the crowd?
in the glare of the lamppost?
‘Cause I am walking a tightrope
into the moon
But I don’t want to be insignificant, and I
Don’t know how to see the same things different
Now
I am one in a million
Yeah, I’m Icarus falling
Out of the sun
through night as black as a bedroom
And white as a lie?
But I don’t want to be insignificant, and I
Don’t know how to see the same things different
Now
While the night turns blue
Hey
Are you aware of your intentions?
Because I wear my intentions
So clear
Wading through water
Come drown in the river
Right in front of the world
You can wash your face and hands
In the stream of my anger
It’s as bright as white paper
And as dark as a girl
But I don’t want to be insignificant, and I
Don’t know how to see the same things different
Now
I love these lyrics. Really and truly.
"Can you see me in the glare of the lamppost, cause I am walking a tightrope into the moon...I am one in a million, yeah, I'm Icarus falling out of the sun..."
That part makes me think of him feeling like a ghost in a sense. The chorus makes me think that he doesn't want to alienate himself, but that his self-alienation kind of makes him who he is? I don't know
"Don't know how to see the same things different" seems like he's saying that he wants to change but doesn't know how, or doesn't know how to find the strength to change. It's much easier to continue in the same behavior, even if it really fucks things up.
I agree with you coldpart. I really like the chorus "I don't want to feel so different but i don't want to be insignificant." I think it is about how he suffers from being so unique, he likes being the "one in a million" but there are also downsides he says he is "falling like Icarus" which i take to mean maybe he isn't happy with his life? or he's falling emotionally? The guy is a poet, he writes great lyrics.
If you see me Wading through water Come drown in the river Right in front of the world You can wash your face and hands In the stream of my anger It’s as bright as white paper And as dark as a girl
This is just pure hatred towards a girl that broke him apart by doing something real bad it seems. hes telling her that she can come and clean herself aka say sorry so everyone can see it (the world looking). the girl knows hes real mad too. and then the part saying "as dark as a girl" is saying that all girls are just dark and cruel. holler. hahah
I think the line "I don't want to feel so different, but I don't want to be insignificant" means something a little different. I think he's saying that to be somebody, you have to be a special kind of person, but he wants to feel "normal" like anyone else. He wants the signifigance of the life he lives now without the emotional and lifestyle strings that are attached to it.
i agree with these posts... insignificant is about his goal to BE something... he wants to be noticed "Can you see me up on the building, from down on the pavement or out in the crowd?" I think this song, and album has a lot to do with his depression and the struggle between being an artistic genius and being a person capable of relationships. It's also like Mr Jones in the sense he desires to BE someone important and noticed.
He also mentions Icarus, who is a character in greek mythology... he had wax wings and flew, however he was enjoying flying so much he went to close to the sun, they melted and he died... i think Adam is AFRAID that when he becomes happy is it going to backfire, like Icarus...
I saw an interview with Adam and he said it was about a man standing on the edge of a building wanting to be so much more than he was. In some ways it was about Adam's own life, those days where you just want to scream to see if anyone will listen to you.
Its my favorite song on the entire album.