When you're strange Faces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Describes the alienation of being different and forgotten.
- In plain terms
- If you are strange, people forget you.
- What can you take from it?
- Being different can lead to isolation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is it hard to fit in?
- Do you fear being forgotten?
Another view
It reinforces a fear of being strange rather than celebrating it.
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