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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "The Great Misconceptions of Me" by the artist "W.A.S.P."

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In W.A.S.P.'s song "The Great Misconceptions of Me", the lyrical protagonist, Jonathan, is presented as a rock star disillusioned with fame and the loneliness it brought.

The lyrics are full of bitterness and despair. Jonathan addresses the audience, his mother, his father, the "King of Mercy" (possibly an image of God or fate), expressing his pain and rejection of his fate. He feels like a puppet, a "crimson idol" for millions, devoid of individuality and true love.

Jonathan repents of his desires, which, having come true, brought him only suffering. He acknowledges that he created his own prison of fame and attention, becoming a hostage to his own image. At the end of the song, he renounces his title of "crimson king", admitting that it was just a false image he created.

The song explores themes of loneliness, alienation, the price of fame, and the search for true identity. Jonathan yearns for liberation from the burden of fame and dreams of a love that could heal his soul.

[Jonathon to the audience:]

Welcome to the show the great finale's finally here

I thank you for coming into my theatre of fear

Welcome to the show, you're all witnesses you see

A privileged invitation to the last rights of me

[Jonathon to his mother:]

Remember me? You can't save me

Mama you never needed me

No crimson king, look in my eye, you'll see

Mama I'm lonely, it's only me, only me

[Jonathon to all:]

I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be

The crimson idol of a million

I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be

The crimson idol of a million eyes, of a million

[Jonathon to all:]

I am the prisoner of the paradise I dreamed

The idol of a million lonely faces look at me

Behind the mask of sorrow, four doors of doom behind my eyes

I've got their footprints all across my crimson mind

[Jonathon to the king of mercy:]

Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy

Long live, long live

[Jonathon to all:]

There is no love, to shelter me

Only love, love set me free

No love, to shelter me, only love, love set me free

I was the warrior, with an anthem in my soul

The idol of eight thousand lonely days of rage ago

And remember me when it comes your time to choose

Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true

[Jonathon to his father:]

Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy

The strap on my back

Red, crimson red, no I was never to be

Only one crimson son, no it never was me

[Jonathon to all:]

Living in the limelight little did I know

I was dying in the shadows and the mirror was my soul

It was all I ever wanted, everything I dreamed

But the dream became my nightmare and no-one could hear me scream

With these six-strings, I make a noose

To take my life, it's time to choose

The headlines read of my suicide, of my suicide

[Jonathon to the king of mercy:]

Oh sweet silence, where is the sting

I am no idol, no crimson king

I'm the imposter, the world has seen

My father was the idol, it was never me

I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be

The crimson idol of a million

I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be

The crimson idol of a million eyes

[Jonathon to all:]

No love, to shelter me, only love

Love set me free

No love, to shelter me, only love

Love set me free

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