I have spent all my previous life
Waiting for something else to start
Now I see that I have felt so numb
To everything that passed me by

Need to go land on my own two feet
Need to change my life this way
Need to free my mind of memories
Watch them how they screw my brain

The time that has come
Convinced what I feel inside
In darkness I float
How far is the light?

Inside fearland
Don't want you to know
Outside fearless
I do want you to watch
Do you mind?

Would you step aside
Make way for me
Can't you see I'm dead set on doing this

Enough of dreamless nights
Enough of sleepless nights
I'm the way I am
Get out of my sight
Do you mind?

You can put me in the Lion's cage
You can take my soul
Give a second name
But I don't intend to stop my fight
And I'm not afraid
Not afraid


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Volte-Face Lyrics as written by Serigne M'baye Gueye Chivorn Chin

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    My Interpretation

    Considering the schizophrenic theme of the album, could this perhaps be a message (Volte) to their other self (perhaps the personality that they don't want to rule their life)?

    Is it a message of one personality telling the other that I will now take control, and ensure that it will be strong and lead them right.

    Similarly it could be that it is simply a message to everyone, to not let their past (hence why a "previous life") control their present and future. Send a message to that previous you that now you are stronger, and that you are not afraid. Define yourself as it were without letting the past detract you from that.

    sokornyon January 21, 2016   Link

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