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I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
The thunder and the rain called you and you came
We didn't need to say much to communicate
Now it's different; 99% is misinterpreted
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
Every word you say finds a home in me
Nothing that anyone could ever say
Could hurt me like this
Baby please, don't light that cigarette
Don't light that cigarette
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
The thunder and the rain called you and you came
We didn't need to say much to communicate
Now it's different; 99% is misinterpreted
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
Every word you say finds a home in me
Nothing that anyone could ever say
Could hurt me like this
Baby please, don't light that cigarette
Don't light that cigarette
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
I really want to tell you something
This is just the way I am
I really want to tell you something, but I can't
You make me want to be a man
Arguments that have no meaning
This is just the way I am
You really want to tell me something, bu you can't
You make me want to be a man
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But when I listened to it again, I thought the lyrics were about Utada's feelings for a male partner. Explaining how she felt that she had to act like a man for the person in this song in order to make things work and for them to have understanding but they don't. And this makes her want to be a man.
To be honest, I prefer the first idea. Haha, instead of the secound. So I am just going to continue thinking it's the about a woman. XD
Something bad happens*
more fights*
cigarette*
Sorry, I'm very tired. >___
Sometimes when people smoke they use it as a comfort or escape when someone bad happens. If Hikaru were to have gotten into a fights with her husband a lot and he started to smoke more often she could be upset. The fact that she's the reason he's smoking more and we all know somking isn't good for you.
I think the smoking could mean he gave up on finding a solution and listening to her and just lit a cig.
I'd be upset if someone did that to me.
What AkaiChou said is EXACTLY what I thought the song meant. Go me! Especially if Utada really said that herself.
I think in agreement with some other posts here, it's about how a gender in difference can make it so people don't really see eye to eye. I was thinking that at first it's hard to understand because of the cultural differences from Japan and American. She has something to confess but she can't because she'll looked down upon because she's a woman, but if she was a man it may be more understandable. ( Although that's here in the states too: a little cliche but if a guy has alot of chicks he's a hero, if a girl has alot of guys she's a whore )
I think with the "don't light the cigarette," the desperation in her voice really makes me think that she's trying to express herself to someone and they're sort of tuning her out by just chilling and smoking. So she's like "Stop it, please, listen to me."
But that's just me