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No, Not You...YOU Lyrics
I’m left with no distinguishable features God, I barely even recognize myself
Why does my reflection look so distant? Why do I feel in a constant state of poor health?
It’s roughly 3 years since the doctors and I decided we’d take action so this disease wouldn’t spread
Every day when I’d look down, I’d be reminded that I’d retained my life, but lost both of my legs
At first I was content with these replacements. Stronger than I ever thought I’d be
But soon my self-esteem flipped to abasement when people gawked at my anomaly
NO NOT YOU…. YOU
Seems as though the sun stays out forever. I remember how that heat felt on my skin
Now all I feel is the occasional vibration through this system of sensors I’ve been set in.
They tried their best, but it just kept on spreading and within a month my arms were done as well
And as you’d guess, so was my entire torso, now I’m not much but a cold mechanic shell
I’ve never been afraid of not existing, it’s everyone around me that fears that.
But all I feel is my spirit resisting this second chance of permanence I have.
NO NOT YOU…. YOU
As I vaguely stare (with visual prosthesis) at an experiment not quite turned out as planned,
I’m left with no distinguishable features. God, I barely even recognize this man.
An hour ago, I went to see my doctors and they said something has spread into my brain.
Not the disease, no this was something different. When I asked what, they failed to fully explain.
A part of me interprets it familiar I guess it was just a matter of time.
A part of me says the other part’s inferior. Change my brain but will it change my mind?
NO NOT YOU…. YOU
Why does my reflection look so distant? Why do I feel in a constant state of poor health?
It’s roughly 3 years since the doctors and I decided we’d take action so this disease wouldn’t spread
Every day when I’d look down, I’d be reminded that I’d retained my life, but lost both of my legs
But soon my self-esteem flipped to abasement when people gawked at my anomaly
Now all I feel is the occasional vibration through this system of sensors I’ve been set in.
And as you’d guess, so was my entire torso, now I’m not much but a cold mechanic shell
But all I feel is my spirit resisting this second chance of permanence I have.
I’m left with no distinguishable features. God, I barely even recognize this man.
Not the disease, no this was something different. When I asked what, they failed to fully explain.
A part of me says the other part’s inferior. Change my brain but will it change my mind?
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The album evolves around the struggle between machine and man, and this track seems to be that man is being replaced by a machine.
I however also get a sense of a metaphor being used. That is, they aren't literally losing their limbs but instead the disease (their mindset) is changing so drastically that it changing their whole view on the world (that is they are shedding their old self and being reborn anew). Hence why they don't recognise themselves anymore.