Lyric discussion by naivada 

Cover art for Regrets lyrics by Ben Folds Five

its not all about a persona! just get beyond this fictional dude, and understand that lyrics uses a way to portray something that can be common to the whole humanity. Never the less i always find it funny to see people stucking in the format, literaly thinking lyrics are like the story telling of a stupid sitcom. here you have a feeling... more than anything, one that mirrors what we all need to forsee for ourselves. with time passing you by and the acumulation of mistakes, you have to reach a point a moment of lucidity, like here with someone who admits never was that clever, but with the regrets has ended with a lot on his mind. and that is something just about anyone can feel throughout his own life.