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Talking to Myself Lyrics
Tell me what I've gotta do
There's no getting through to you
The lights are on but nobody's home (nobody's home)
You say I can't understand
But you're not giving me a chance
When you leave me, where do you go? (Where do you go?)
All the walls that you keep building
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
The truth is, you turned into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
I admit I made mistakes
But yours might cost you everything
Can't you hear me calling you home?
Oh, all the walls that you keep building
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
The truth is, you turned into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
All the walls that you keep building
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
The truth is, you turned into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
Talking to myself
There's no getting through to you
The lights are on but nobody's home (nobody's home)
You say I can't understand
But you're not giving me a chance
When you leave me, where do you go? (Where do you go?)
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
But yours might cost you everything
Can't you hear me calling you home?
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
All this time that I spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
Talking to myself
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I'm kind of surprised there are no tons of comments on this song.
Taking in mind Chester's (may you rest in peace) and LP's general theme of songs, I'd say the title is literal - he is talking to himself, to that part of him that's "Mr Hyde", the primitive one, the one that listens mostly to emotions not reason, the dangerous one. It sounds scolding (like, your parents shaking their heads after your latest blunder and sighing "I'm just talking to a wall, aren't I") and I guess it's supposed to be. Some parts of us never change, some childhood fears stay frozen in time.
Of course, there is this other interpretation that's supposed to make the song more relatable to people who are losing a partner to change, or try to go through in some other kind of relationship... communication is hard. But for me personally, this is about the failure to communicate with yourself. When that doesn't happen, nothing else really matters, does it? Maybe this was Chester's final confession and note, as I feel was the whole album. The 40 year old man ultimately lost to that very much damaged child that was so hurt that it could never listen to reason.
@digitalgirl01 That's what I thought. He is actually talking to himself, from one state of mind to another.
@digitalgirl01 That's what I thought. He is actually talking to himself, from one state of mind to another.
@digitalgirl01 I absolutely agree. I think it changed for me after hearing about him passing away. I definitely hear this song differently now. He is literally talking to himself. Trying to reason between two emotional states that live inside him. Fighting that emotional tug-of-war of which one will succeed.
@digitalgirl01 I absolutely agree. I think it changed for me after hearing about him passing away. I definitely hear this song differently now. He is literally talking to himself. Trying to reason between two emotional states that live inside him. Fighting that emotional tug-of-war of which one will succeed.
@digitalgirl01 I agree with your interpretation and thought the same exact thing.... he just couldn't seem to get through to his own self... Looking back these songs say so much yet are cryptic at the same time.... he literally was screaming for help but he also was very good at hiding his pain so I think that's what made it so difficult for everyone to understand why he took his life. He masked is feelings + emotions because he was such a selfless person (and NOT selfish at all like so many people tend to think).
@digitalgirl01 I agree with your interpretation and thought the same exact thing.... he just couldn't seem to get through to his own self... Looking back these songs say so much yet are cryptic at the same time.... he literally was screaming for help but he also was very good at hiding his pain so I think that's what made it so difficult for everyone to understand why he took his life. He masked is feelings + emotions because he was such a selfless person (and NOT selfish at all like so many people tend to think).
@digitalgirl01 wow that last line. Deep. Never thought of it quite like that but it makes so much sense. My dad killed himself too. This makes sense. Thank you.
@digitalgirl01 wow that last line. Deep. Never thought of it quite like that but it makes so much sense. My dad killed himself too. This makes sense. Thank you.
Simply about a relationship with a toxic person. Most of their songs are about toxic relationships that drive people mad.
@ucolague While I feel all their songs can (and should be) left up to one's own interpretation, I think this song was about him 'talking to himself' (literally). He struggles to break free from his inner demons (depression, etc.) and this is an expression of that struggle. No matter what he does, he just can't seem to break the chains, and thus, this might cost him everything (in which it did).
@ucolague While I feel all their songs can (and should be) left up to one's own interpretation, I think this song was about him 'talking to himself' (literally). He struggles to break free from his inner demons (depression, etc.) and this is an expression of that struggle. No matter what he does, he just can't seem to break the chains, and thus, this might cost him everything (in which it did).