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I love this song. It haunts me, and I listen to it often.
I agree with some reviewer that it's "sardonic." He's cleverly mocking his youthful arrogance since he's become what he had previously mocked.
Why do I think so? Two lyric lines defy the apparent youthful bravado:
"And if you see me looking tired, I've just been sleeping through the day."
and
"Only my mirror sees my crying each time I lose another year."
These are like his actual thoughts leaking out amid all the childish denial of aging the rest of the song seems to convey.
I love this song. It haunts me, and I listen to it often.
I agree with some reviewer that it's "sardonic." He's cleverly mocking his youthful arrogance since he's become what he had previously mocked.
Why do I think so? Two lyric lines defy the apparent youthful bravado:
"And if you see me looking tired, I've just been sleeping through the day."
and
"Only my mirror sees my crying each time I lose another year."
These are like his actual thoughts leaking out amid all the childish denial of aging the rest of the song seems to convey.