The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
I'm slowly turning into you
But you don't know this to be true
You say I'm lying and I never really tell you the truth
But your face is getting older
So put your head on my shoulder
Yeah, put your head on my shoulder
Yesterday it hit me that I do
All the little things that you do
Except the same little things that you do are annoying
They're annoying as hell, in fact
It kinda struck a little bell, in fact
I like to keep my little shell intact
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
Then something else came to mind
That was the mirror it made everything clearer
That you're more beautiful, compelling and stronger
It didn't take much longer
Just for me to realize I love all the little things
And the beauty that they're gonna bring
I dig your little laugh, and I'm lovin' your quick wit
I even love it when you're faking it
And it might sound a little strange for me to say to you
But I'm proud to be you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
But you don't know this to be true
You say I'm lying and I never really tell you the truth
But your face is getting older
So put your head on my shoulder
Yeah, put your head on my shoulder
Yesterday it hit me that I do
All the little things that you do
Except the same little things that you do are annoying
They're annoying as hell, in fact
It kinda struck a little bell, in fact
I like to keep my little shell intact
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
Then something else came to mind
That was the mirror it made everything clearer
That you're more beautiful, compelling and stronger
It didn't take much longer
Just for me to realize I love all the little things
And the beauty that they're gonna bring
I dig your little laugh, and I'm lovin' your quick wit
I even love it when you're faking it
And it might sound a little strange for me to say to you
But I'm proud to be you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
And I'm slowly turning into you
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
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First of all, isn't it: "But you don't know this to be true You said I'm lying And I never really tell you the truth"
And I pretty much do this with everyone, always- and I always pick up people's habits because I like who the person is. It is annoying to feel like I'm not myself- but who makes me what I am? Everyone around me. I think is probably reflected in all those (awesome) voices.
over time he begins to like the little things that used to annoy him. simple but still great.
I love this song, one of the best on the new album. I'm pretty sure ^ has something to do with it, but if the rest of the album is anything to judge from, this song probably has some sort of political twist to it.
I thank God for music like this!! It has such depth and gets my mind reeling. About the song's meaning ... It's hard to discern where you end and others begin. I like how the writer uses metacognition to analyze the parts that he has melded into his personality and thus, learns more about himself ("It kind of struck a little bell in fact/I like keep my little shell intact"). He also has gained a great appreciation for that person for being who she or he is ("It made everything clearer that you are more beautiful, compelling and stronger") What a beautifully composed song!
The beat, the organ, the solos, the multitude of voices saying "slowly turning into you", the la la la's at the end... amazing stuff, and lyrics a lot of people in a relationship can relate to.
There's so much clipping on this song, this whole album has such terrible mastering. Other than that this song rocks! THe video is going to be directed by Michael Gondry
Genius guitars and drums and lyrics
what i like is the lines
they are annoying as hell in fact it kind of struck a little bell in fact i like keep my little shell intact
i guess it's just the way they are rhymed...i dunno. amazing.
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When a girl I had been dating for awhile broke up with me, I was pretty annoyed because many of the things that reminded me of her were things I was doing myself.
I still have a lot of mannerisms I inadvertantly took from her along with numerous sayings and things. I'm pretty sure this is straight up relationship issues, association issues specifically. Of any of the songs that probably aren't political, this would be among the top three or so I'm sure aren't.