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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Almost Human" by the artist "Voltaire"

In Almost Human, Voltaire uses the image of a fallen angel to discuss the complex nature of humanity, torn by contradictions.

The angel, banished from paradise, yearns for heavenly grace but also acknowledges his dark side: jealousy, anger, and hatred. He feels "almost human", emphasizing that humans are dual beings, capable of both high feelings and base deeds.

The recurring phrase "If I was a big boy, I wouldn't cry" is sarcastic. The angel, possessing immense power and intellect, doesn't cry from physical pain but from existential pain – from the realization of his duality and the impossibility of returning to his original purity.

The contradiction of his nature is also evident in the lines "Don't touch me... Touch me." He craves intimacy, love, and understanding, but fears them because he knows about his dark side.

Thus, Voltaire shows that a human is not an angel or a demon, but a complex being in which light and darkness are constantly struggling.

What did I ever do to you

That you should treat me this way?

Is it really such a crime

For an angel to speak his mind?

In time I'll try to shed some light

If I were a big boy I wouldn't cry

But since I'm not a big boy I'll have to cry

What did I ever do so wrong

That you should cast me from grace

Though I love to rule in hell here

How I miss the taste of heaven

Its soft and cool embrace

If i were a big boy I wouldn't cry

But since I'm not a big boy

I'll have to close my eyes

And picture what it's like

I'm just like you

Im made by him

Despised by they

I'm almost me

I'm nearly human look at me

I'm almost a human being

I'm just like you

Made by him

Despised by they

I'm almost me

I'm nearly human

Pity me I'm almost a human being

I still remember your light

It was streaming down

And burning out my eyes

If I were a big boy I wouldn't cry

But since I'm not a big boy

I'll have to close my eyes

And picture what it's like

I'm just like you

Im made by him

Despised by they

I'm almost me

I'm nearly human look at me

I'm almost a human being

These tears are real

I'm jealousy I'm spite and hate

To the core I'm mean

I'm nearly human look at me

I'm almost a human being

I'm just like you

Better than he

To hell with they

I'm almost me

I'm nearly human

Pity me I'm almost a human being

Don't touch me

I couldn't bear the thought of it now

Don't touch me

I couldn't bear the strength

Don't touch me

I couldn't bear the thought of it now

Touch me touch me touch me

Don't touch me touch me touch me

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