Manchester
Hair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lyrics

Manchester England England
The singer sings about the city of Manchester, England, twice to emphasize its importance to him.

Across the Atlantic Sea
The singer notes that Manchester is across the Atlantic Ocean from where he currently is.

And he's a genius genius
The singer describes another person as a genius, possibly referring to himself or someone he admires.

He believes in God
The person being described has faith in religion/God.

And he believes that God
The person being described believes that God has faith in someone else, specifically Claude Hooper Bukowski.

Believes in Claude
The person being described has faith that God has faith in them, referring to themselves as Claude Hooper Bukowski.

That's you, that's you
The person being described is revealed to be the singer and the person he's been describing is himself.

Claude Hooper Bukowski
The artist's alter-ego, a character he created to escape from reality.

Finds that it's groovy
Claude enjoys and finds it cool to hide in a movie and pretend to be someone else.

To hide in a movie
Claude uses movies as a means of escape from reality.

Pretends he's Fellini
Claude enjoys pretending to be the famous Italian film director Federico Fellini when he is watching movies or in his imagination.

And Antonioni
Claude also likes to pretend he is Michelangelo Antonioni, another famous Italian film director, while imagining he is part of a movie.

And also his countryman Roman Polanski
Claude additional pretends to be Roman Polanski, a Polish film director and actor.

All rolled into one
Claude has merged or blended these three famous film directors into himself as part of his escape into a movie fantasy world.

One Claud Hooper Bukowski
All of the previous lines about Claude Hooper Bukowski refer to the singer. He wants to be a combination of his favorite filmmakers and create a new personality.

And I believes that God
The artist refers to himself now, stating his belief in God and that he thinks God has faith in him.

That's me (that's he)
The artist is revealing that he and the character he's been describing are one and the same.

That's me (that's he)
The singer repeats himself to emphasize that he is describing himself but using the name Claud Hooper Bukowski.

That's me (that's he)
The singer once again emphasizes that the person he's been describing is himself, using two different pronouns to imply his different personas.