ABBA - don’t shut me down

주인공은 공원에서 어린아이들의 웃음 소리를 듣고 그리움을 느끼며, 오랜 시간이 지나 다시 찾은 사람에게 자신이 변했음을 알리고 싶어한다
이 과정에서 과거의 기억과 현재의 자신을 완성하며, 상대방에게 새로운 시각으로 자신을 받아들여주기를 부탁한다
결국, 과거의 자신과는 다른 새로워진 모습으로 새로운 시작을 다짐한다

A while ago, I heard the sound of children's laughter
Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
The sun is going down, it's getting dark
I realise I'm cold, the rain begins to pour
As I watch the windows on the second floor
The lights are on, it's time to go
It's time at last to let him know
I believe it would be fair to say
You look bewildered
And you wonder why I'm here today
And so you should, I would
When I left, I felt I'd had еnough
But in the shape and form I appear now
I havе learned to cope
And love and hope is why I am here now
And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
I'm not the one you knew
I'm now and then combined
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (And I won't be the same)
I'm not the same this time around (Ooh)
I'm fired up, don't shut me down