Amy Lam: The Stranger

The Stranger

analysed by Gareth Hataye & Susan Kaguni

1. Well, we all have a face that we hide away forever
  • WE ALL HAVE PARTS OF OUR PERSONALITIES THAT WE HIDE:INTERNAL PERSON

    • 2. And we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone
  • WE EXPOSE THIS PERSONALITY ONLY TO OURSELVES

    • 3. Some are satin, some are steel, some are silk and some are leather
  • THESE PERSONALITIES VARY A GREAT DEAL

    • 4. They're the faces of the stranger, but we love to try them on
  • WE MEVER SHOW THIS PART OF OURSELVES TO OTHERS, BUT IT IS A PARTOF US

    • ****CHORUS****

    5. Well we all fall in love but we disregard the danger
  • WE ALL FALL IN LOVE BUT WE DIREGARD THE DANGER OF THE OTHER PERSONSEEING THIS PART OF OUR PERSONALTIES

    • 6. Though we share so many secrets, there are some we never tell
  • EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE MANY SECRETS WHEN WE FALL IN LOVE, WE NEVERSHOW THIS PART OF OUR PERSONALITIES--CUPIDITY

    • 7. Why were you so surprised that you never saw the stranger
  • YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THAT YOU NEVER SAW THIS FACET OF THEPERSON YOU LOVE

    • 8. Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?
  • DIDN'T YOU EVER EXTERNALIZE THAT PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY TO THEONE YOU LOVE?

    • 9. Don't be afraid to try again, everyone goes south every now and then
  • DON'T BE AFRAID TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, EVERYONE HAS DISAPPOINT-MENTS ONCE IN A WHILE

    • lO. You've done it, why can't someone else?
  • YOU'VE HIDDEN PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY SO YOU SHOULD UNDERSTANDHOW SOMEONE ELSE COULD HIDE A PART OF THEMSELVES

    • 11. You should know by now--you've been there yourself
  • YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND BY NOW--YOU'VE GONE THROUGH IT YOURSELF

    • 12. Once I used to believe I was such a great romancer
  • I USED TO THINK I WAS SOMETHING I'M NOT

    • 13. Then I came home to a woman that I could not recognize
  • I REALIZED THE WOMAN I LOVED WAS NOT THE WOMAN I THOUGHT SHE WAS: FALSE FRONT, CUPIDITY

    • 14. When I pressed her for a reason she refused to even answer
  • I ASKED HER WHY SHE DECEIVED ME IN THIS WAY BUT SHE DIDN'T TELL ME

    • 15. It was then I felt the stranger kick me right between the eyes
  • I REA1IZED THAT WE BOTH HID THESE PARTS OF OUR PERSONALITIES FROMONE ANOTHER

    • ****REPEAT CHORUS****

    16. You may never understand how the stranger is inspired
  • YOU MAY NEVER KNOW WHAT MOTIVATES THIS PART OF YOU

    • 17. But he isn't always evil and he isn't always wrong
  • BUT YOU SHOULD ACCEPT IT BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN-T HIDE IT:ACCEPTANCEAND SELF-DISCLOSURE

    • 18. Though you drown in good intentions you will never quench the fire, you give into your desire when the stranger comes along
  • EVEN THOUGH YOU HIDE THIS PART OF YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU THINK NO ONE WILL ACCEPT IT, IT WON'T PREVENT YOU FROM FEELING THIS WAY

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