It’s easy for critics to not credit the guy with the intelligence he deserves an assume (incorrectly) that he is literally saying “I’ve seen it all”.
It’s a turn of phrase that is commonly used, either by someone in “shock” or someone that arrogantly believes that they have had experiences that others haven’t and are therefore better for it.
He used this double use perfectly when he sums up in the final stanza
“I've seen it all nothing shocks me anymore after tonight
I've seen the light but not the kind I would have liked”
Like a person in genuine shock, he is viewing what is happening to him as something happening to someone else
Awesome song...underrated in my opinion.
It’s easy for critics to not credit the guy with the intelligence he deserves an assume (incorrectly) that he is literally saying “I’ve seen it all”.
It’s a turn of phrase that is commonly used, either by someone in “shock” or someone that arrogantly believes that they have had experiences that others haven’t and are therefore better for it.
He used this double use perfectly when he sums up in the final stanza
“I've seen it all nothing shocks me anymore after tonight I've seen the light but not the kind I would have liked”
Like a person in genuine shock, he is viewing what is happening to him as something happening to someone else