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Lyrics & meaning

I’m Not The One You Think

From Dawood · 2025

Lyricist
Prashanth Raman
Singer
Charranya
Music director
Rakesh Ambigapathy
Movie name
Dawood
Movie release year
2025
Lyrics added on
30 Jul 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
This is a game
That’s never going to end
Walking on knife to end
Between the hope and trap
I am scared
I am trapped
You know who i am
Mirrors never lie
I’m not the one
You think you think
I’m not the one
You think you think
Life ha gone far
Days have come hard
Letting my feet
Run like a wild
Hope flies away
Dreams been a stray
I am all alone
Into the war
Took my own faith and rain away
Building my self and scare away
Life has its way of scaring us
I am all alone
Walking on fire on the way
Wind blew me and i swept away
Life has its way of scaring us
I am all alone
I am blank
I cant step back
You know who i am
Mirrors in ever lie
I’m not the one
You think
I’m not the one
You think you think
I’m not the one
I’m not the one
You think you think
I’m not the one
You think you think
Female : I am tired
I have tried
You know who i am
Mirrors never lie
This is a game
That is never going to end
Walking on a knife's edge to the end
Between hope and a trap
I am scared
I am trapped
You know who I am
Mirrors never lie
I'm not the one
You think, you think
I'm not the one
You think, you think
Life has gone so far
Days have become hard
Letting my feet
Run wild
Hope flies away
Dreams have gone astray
I am all alone
Into the war
Took my own faith and ran away
Building myself up, yet scared away
Life has its way of scaring us
I am all alone
Walking on fire along the way
The wind blew me and I was swept away
Life has its way of scaring us
I am all alone
I am blank
I can't step back
You know who I am
Mirrors never lie
I'm not the one
You think
I'm not the one
You think, you think
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
You think, you think
I'm not the one
You think, you think
I am tired
I have tried
You know who I am
Mirrors never lie
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song expresses an intense sense of psychological conflict, isolation, and existential struggle. The speaker describes life as an endless, perilous game filled with danger, fear, and metaphorical fire. Caught between hope and entrapment, the speaker grapples with external misperceptions, repeatedly insisting that true selfhood is revealed only in mirrors, which do not lie. Despite feeling exhausted, alone, and pushed into an inevitable war where stepping back is impossible, there remains a persistent effort to rebuild identity and confront fear. The track highlights the emotional toll of life's unpredictable trials while maintaining a defiant self-awareness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Walking on knife to end

Comparing the precariousness of life to walking on the sharp edge of a knife.

Symbolism

Mirrors never lie

The mirror acts as a symbol of absolute, unvarnished truth amidst deception and external misjudgments.

Personification

Life has its way of scaring us

Life is personified as an active force that deliberately seeks to intimidate and terrify people.

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Trivia

Composed by Rakesh Ambigapathy with lyrics by Prashanth Raman, this atmospheric track features vocals by Charranya for the 2025 movie Dawood.

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