Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song) - Lou Reed

Sometimes I wonder who am I

The world seeming to pass me by

A younger man now getting old

I have to wonder what the rest of life will hold

I hold a mirror to my face

There are some lines that I could trace

To memories of loving you

A passion that breaks reason in two

I — I — I have to think and — I have to think and stop me now

If reminices make you frown

One thinks of what one hoped to be

And then faces reality

I wonder who started all this

Was God in love and gave a kiss

To someone who later betrayed

And God less love sent us away?

Sometimes I wonder who am I

Who made the trees — who made the sky

Who made the storms — who made heartbreak?

I wonder how much life I can take

I see at last a future self

Were you alive I’d ask your help

But thinking puts me in a daze

And thinking never helped me anyway

You always were so negative

You never saw the positive

You always stand upon the edge

And dream of what it must be to be dead

I know I like to dream a lot

And think of other worlds that are not

I hate that I need air to breathe

I’d like to leave this body — and be free

You’d like to float like a mystic child

You’d like to kiss an angel on the brow

You’d love to solve the mistery of live

By cutting someone’s throat or removing their heart

You’d like to see it beat

You’d like to hold your eyes

And though you know I’m dead

You’d like to hold my thighs

If it’s wrong to think on this

To hold the dead past — to hold the dead past in your fist

Why were we — why were we given memories?

Let’s lose our minds

Be set free!

Sometimes I wonder who am I

The world seeming to pass me by

A younger man now getting old

I have to wonder what the rest of life will hold

I wonder

I wonder who started all this — ooh

Was God in love and gave a kiss

To someone who later betrayed

And God less love sent us away

To someone who later betrayed

God less love sent us away

To someone who later betrayed

God less love sent us away…