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Is There Something I Should Know? Lyrics

by Duran Duran

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Is There Something I Should Know? Lyrics

Please please tell me now, please please tell me now Please please tell me now, please please tell me now I made a break I run out yesterday tried to find my mountain hideaway Maybe next year maybe no go I know you're watching me every minute of the day yeah I've seen the signs and the looks and the pictures that give your game away yeah There's a dream that strings the road a broken glass for us to hold And I cut so far before I had to say Please please tell me now is there something I should know Is there something I should say that'll make you come my way Do you feel the same cause you don't let it show Oh oh, oh, oh people stare and cross the road from me oh oh, And jungle drums they all clear the way for me Can you read my mind can you see in the snow And firey deamons all dance when you walk through that door Don't say you're easy on me you're about as easy as a nuclear war There's a dream that strings the road with broken glass for us to hold And I cut so far before I had to say Please please tell me now is there something I should know Is there something I should say that'll make you come my way Do you feel the same cause you don't let it show Please please tell me now is there (please please tell me now)something I should know Is there (please please tell me now) something I should say That'll (please please tell me now) make you come my way Please please tell me now can you see (please please tell me now) what makes me blow Can you (please please tell me now) see how much I'd die Everytime (please please tell me now) it passes by Please please tell me now what it (please please tell me now) takes to make it show Is there (please please tell me now) something I should know Is there (please please tell me now) something I should know

Meaning of Is There Something I Should Know?

“Is There Something I Should Know?” pulsates with a desperate yearning and anxious obsession. The narrator is consumed by an intense, possibly unrequited, fascination with someone who observes them constantly, creating a suffocating atmosphere of surveillance. Driven to erratic behavior – “a break I run” – he seeks a refuge but remains relentlessly tracked, symbolized by “firey demons” appearing whenever the object of his desire passes. The repeated plea, "Please please tell me now, is there something I should know?" reveals a profound insecurity and a desperate need for validation or understanding. Duran Duran’s signature synth-driven sound amplifies this feeling of heightened emotion and paranoia, suggesting that he's trapped in a dreamlike state fueled by longing and the fear of being perpetually scrutinized, ultimately questioning if his feelings are reciprocated or simply an obsession.

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