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The protagonist is reflecting on how even with all the knowledge society has gathered, there is still so much we don't know. He doesn't have time to waste on nursery rhymes, but he still values them. He talks about the warmth he feels inside when his partner looks at him with her blue eyes. Despite all the unknowns in the world, love is something that can't be measured and is the most important thing.