Well I feel just like a child
Yeah I feel just like a child
Well I feel just like a child
Well I feel just like a child
From my womb to my tomb
I guess I'll always be a child
Well some people try and treat me like a man
Yeah some people try and treat me like a man
Weel I guess they just don't understand
Well some people try and treat me like a man
They think I know *****
But that's just it
I'm a child
Weel I need you to tell me what to wear
Yeah I need you to help me comb my hair
Yeah I need you to come and tie my shoes
Yeah I need you to come and keep me amused
From my cave to my grave
I guess I'll always be a child
Well I need you to help me reach the door
And I need you to walk me to the store
And I need you to please explain the war
And I need you to heal me when I'm sore
You can tell by my smile
That I'm a child
And I need you to sit me on your lap
And I need you to make me take my nap
Could you first pull out a book and
Read me some of that
Cause I need you to make me take my nap
And I need you to recognize my friends
Cause they're there even though
You don't see them
They got their own chair, plate, and a seat
You know I won't touch my food
Unless they eat
From the roof to the floor
I crawl around some more
I'm a child
And I need you to help me blow my nose
And I need you to help me count my toes
And I need you to help me put on my clothes
And I need you to hide it when it shows
From be my daddy's sperm
To being packed in an urn
I'm a child
And when I steal you gotta
Slap me til I cry
Don't you stop til the tears run dry
See I was born thinking under the sky
I didn't belong to a couple of old wise guys
From sucking on my mama's breast
To when they lay my soul to rest
I'm a child
Well I guess I'm always be
The song "I Feel Just Like a Child" by Devendra Banhart demonstrate his frustration at the way he feels he is treated by society and by the government. He demonstrates this through his lyrics by stating that he has and always will treated as a child. A specific lyric he uses to express his frustration is: I need you to help me reach the door.. and I need you to please explain the war. This is a specific example of how we, as Americans, are expected to just believe that this war is for our benefit, and that we should just let it happen without an explanation, or without questioning our authorities. This song demonstrates irony in every lyric, he is stating that he needs help with everything, when in actuality he is saying that he wants people to just let him be who he wants to be, and he wants people to treat him like an adult.
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5 comments:
I find it interesting that you found a correlation in the speaker and his frustration about feeling like a child in a world (government) that looks down on him. I would have never seen this relationship. This is a kind of depressing song about the tough aspect of life.
I like the analysis you made of this song. The irony in the lyrics can definately relate to the audience because some might be feeling the same way.
Many feel like they are picked on by their government. This feeling is especially predominate in countries where the people are the most free. This song is a great example of that.
I liked the relationship you gave between the song writer and his harsh dealings of his emotions of acting as a child.
I'm going with David on this one. Great job on opening my eyes to a how different aspect of this song.
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