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Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians - What I Am Lyrics




I'm not aware of too many things
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I know what I know, if you know what I mean
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Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
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Religion is the smile on a dog
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I'm not aware of too many things
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I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah
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Choke me in the shallow waters
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Before I get too deep
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what?
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or
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Oh, I'm not aware of too many things
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I know what I know, if you know what I mean
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Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks
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Religion is a light in the fog
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I'm not aware of too many things
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I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah
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Choke me in the shallow water
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Before I get too deep
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what?
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what?
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what?
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what you are and
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What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what?
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Don't let me get too deep
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Don't let me get too deep
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Don't let me get too deep
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Don't let me get too deep
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Choke me in the shallow water
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Before I get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
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Before I get too deep
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Choke me in the shallow water
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Before I get too deep
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English

I'm not aware of too many things
+
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
+
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
+
Religion is the smile on a dog
+
I'm not aware of too many things
+
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah
+
Choke me in the shallow waters
+
Before I get too deep
+
What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or what?
+
What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or
+
Oh, I'm not aware of too many things
+
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
+
Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks
+
Religion is a light in the fog
+
I'm not aware of too many things
+
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, d-doo yeah
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
+
What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or what?
+
What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or what?
+
What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or what?
+
What I am is what I am
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Are you what you are or what you are and
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What I am is what I am
+
Are you what you are or what?
+
Don't let me get too deep
+
Don't let me get too deep
+
Don't let me get too deep
+
Don't let me get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
+
Choke me in the shallow water
+
Before I get too deep
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Writer: Edie Arlisa Brickell, Kenneth Neil Withrow, John Bradley Houser, John Walter Bush, Brandon Aly
Copyright: Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

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What I Am

"What I Am" is a song written by Edie Brickell and Kenny Withrow and recorded by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians for their debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988). The song is highlighted by a guitar solo that notably features an envelope filter.

It peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, topped the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart, and became a top-20 hit in Australia and New Zealand. "What I Am" was ranked number 23 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s".

Edie Brickell said:
"The lyrics came from my one elective in my first year in college, world religions. From the time I could first think, I wondered, What does the rest of the world think? I know what these Texas folks think, but what's going on in the rest of the world? So I took this world religions class, and I was immediately annoyed at the chatter going on in the classroom. To adopt behaviors, to adopt some sort of dogma, I felt defeated the purpose of evolution. That song just blossomed from irritation."

On the "choke me in the shallow water" lyric, she said:
"That's the part that was irritating about the class. Everybody was getting so deep in terms of making things up—'Does this mean this and does that mean that?' I was just irritated, like, just kill me now before I get out there and lose myself and my sense of who I am."
Performed by: Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
Genre(s): Alternative rock, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 4:57
Written by: Edie Arlisa Brickell, Kenneth Neil Withrow, John Bradley Houser, John Walter Bush, Brandon Aly
Produced by: Pat Moran
Released: November 1st, 1988
Year: 1988
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