Battle
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Lyrics

Well I love no one and I don't care who knows
I am emotionally detached and indifferent to other people's opinions or perceptions of me.

Don't care if you're far away
I have no emotional attachment to distance, which has little impact on my feelings towards others.

Don't give a damn if you're close
I have no emotional attachment to proximity, which has little impact on my feelings towards others.

I'm the vacant distraction of a broken old man
I am emotionally unavailable and offer no substantial relationship or value to anyone, like a withered shell of a person.

I lack shape or color
I have no distinct personality, identity or distinguishing features - I am nondescript.

Not even gray or even tan
I am so unremarkable and uninteresting that I cannot be categorized, compared or defined.

I'd hate all I see but it makes me too tired
I have a negative view of the world and those around me, but it's too exhausting to feel anything other than indifference.

I'm much more at home when left uninspired
I find comfort and familiarity in the mundane and unremarkable - novelty or inspiration are lost on me.

So damn me to hell and resist if you must
I am bracing myself for rejection or criticism, but I am too jaded and indifferent to it to care.

But lower your eyes once and I'll emerge from the dust
Despite my emotional detachment, I am still seeking validation and attention - the slightest acknowledgement may trigger a response from me.

For I am nothing
I am devoid of personality, identity or value.

Yes I am nothing
I am emphasizing that I am a complete void, lacking any distinguishing traits.

And I love no one
I have no emotional attachment or investment in anyone or anything.

Well I love everyone I am filled with delight
I am exuberantly expressive and emotionally invested in everyone around me, without any discernment or discretion.

I understand all your feelings I don't see from wrong or right
I am empathetic and accepting of everyone's emotions, without any judgement or criticism.

I'm the look in your eyes when you're telling the truth
I can read and interpret non-verbal cues, including facial expressions, to understand the underlying emotions or intentions of others.

I'm the wisdom of age and the beauty of youth
I am able to appreciate and respect the experience and perspective of older individuals, as well as the youth and potential of younger individuals.

I am shape substance color darkest black palest white
I am diverse and all-encompassing, encompassing all varieties of individuals and experiences.

Speckled gold ringing mirror sharp soft and bright
I am multi-faceted and contain a blend of contrasting qualities, reflecting the complexity and variety of the world.

I'm rage passion laughter and the need to know why
I am capable of experiencing and expressing a range of intense emotions, as well as a curiosity and desire for knowledge and understanding.

Come sample all my riches I'm pure stimuli
I am inviting others to experience and explore the diversity and intensity of my very being.

For I am everything
I am all-encompassing and all-knowing, transcending the limitations of the individual self.

Yes I am everything
I am underscoring my infinite and all-encompassing nature, as well as my transcendence beyond boundaries and distinctions.

And I love everyone
I have a deep and profound connection to all beings and all of creation, without exception.

Well I can only love someone I am just a person
I am acknowledging the limits of my emotional capacity and attachment, as well as the limitations and imperfections of my humanity.

My father loved my mother and I am her son
I am expressing my own relationship and history with love, as well as acknowledging the generational and familial aspect of this emotion.

The preceding verses are the halves of my soul
I am suggesting that the previous verses expressed a duality of my emotional and psychological nature, with each half being represented by different lines.

I'm just the battlefield and that is my role
I am describing myself as being caught in the middle of a conflict, rather than being the conflict itself.

There's a tug of war between what I can and can't feel
I am describing an internal conflict between my conscious and unconscious emotions, or between my rational and irrational thoughts.

The inevitable compromise determines the real
I am acknowledging that the conflict between my emotions and thoughts can only be resolved through a compromise or acceptance of both sides.

The equation the reason for my being here
I am suggesting that the resolution of this internal conflict is the key to unlocking the meaning and purpose of my existence.

The struggle resulting in my invention of the tear
I am suggesting that my emotional turmoil and conflict has led to the invention or expression of the emotion of sadness or grief, represented by tears.

For I'm only something
I am acknowledging my finite and imperfect nature, as well as my limited capacity for emotion and experience.

Yes I'm only something
I am emphasizing that I am just a small piece in the larger whole of creation, rather than being the entirety of existence.

Yes I'm only something
I am restating my sense of limited and finite existence, as well as my subordinate position to the greater cosmos.

And I can only love someone
I am reiterating my limited emotional capacity, as well as my need for a tangible subject to direct my love towards.

And it's the best I can do
I am acknowledging that my limited emotional capacity is the best that I am capable of, given my limited existence and nature.

It's the very best I can do
I am emphasizing that my limited emotional capacity is not a sign of inadequacy or weakness, but rather is the very best that I am capable of.

You're probably someone too
I am suggesting that the listener is also a limited and finite being, with their own emotional capacity and attachment.

So perhaps I love you
I am offering the possibility of a emotional connection with the listener, despite my limitations and shortcomings.

Perhaps you'll love me too
I am hoping for a reciprocation of the emotional connection, as well as acknowledging the possibility of rejection or indifference.

Perhaps you'll love me too
I am restating my hope and expectation for emotional reciprocation, as well as my sense of longing for a genuine connection.