Note: If you are commenting, be sure to read the whole thing first. I don't want people to read only half of this and then claim, "It's not SS's theme!" or "It's not a theme at all. It's just a boss theme." Otherwise, I'll just think that you didn't read the whole thing.

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What I'm Made Of... Analysis

8/29/07: Added the analysis for the chorus to His World, the main theme of "SONIC the Hedgehog," theme of Sonic (Zebrahead versions), and theme of Super Sonic (original Crush 40 version).

Other Song Analyses:
Open Your Heart: [link]
His World - Chorus: [link]
Live & Learn: Coming soon.
I Am (All of Me): Coming soon.

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The song "What I'm Made Of" is controversial. It is a two-sided coin. Some people will say its Metal Sonic's theme, and some will say its Super Sonic's / Team Super's. If both sides were in an argument, the pro-Metal people will most likely own the pro-Super people, because of three things:

1. The song sounds too angry and full of rage.
2. On the sound test of Sonic Heroes, it labels the song as just "Metal Overlord."
3. On the lyrics booklet for the vocal album, a silhouette of Metal Sonic is shown in the background of the lyrics page for WIMO.

Now, here's where I come in. Note that this is just my opinion and my thoughts on the song.

I think its Team Super's theme. Yeah, I know the title should be "What We're Made Of" if its their theme. Well, look at Team Rose's theme. It is spoken in first person, and all that song ever talks about is Amy's annoying obsession for Sonic. Well, in this case, Team Super's leader is Super Sonic, right? Get what I'm saying here?

As for Metal Sonic, I can't see how WIMO's his theme. I just can't. It doesn't fit him at all, except for one part: the pre-chorus.

A few days ago, I started to wonder why some people think so. So, with that, I wrote up a song analysis, basically pointing out that its Super's. I posted this at two message boards, and got a mixed reaction...most of it pro-Metal (well, at least, at one MB).

Here's the song analysis. I'm going to use statements said by the pro-Metal people. Don't worry, there will be nothing offensive in here.

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I don't care what you're thinking
As you turn to me
Cause what I have in my two hands
Is enough to set me free

Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic, to set him free.

Now one guy said that this reflects Metal Sonic breaking free from Eggman. Um, is there a scene showing him do that in SH? If there was, I would have thought the same.

Also, since when Sonic has turned to Metal? As far as I know, he never saw him since Sonic CD until now.

I could fight the feeling
To resist it over time
But when it's just too much to take
You sneak up from behind

Sonic can defeat normal enemies without the use of the Emeralds. But for big bad ones like Perfect Chaos, he's forced to.

For Metal, he resisted the urge to rebel against Eggman for a while. Do we really know that? I mean, he could've gotten the urge to do it and went for it right away.

Is it me, you say, you're looking for
Let me show you who I am and what I'm here for... here for...

Now this is where it only fits Metal. For most of the game's story, he disguised himself as Eggman, trying to collect Sonic's, Shadow's, and Chaos' life data. In the Last story, he reveals himself.

On the other hand, Sonic's saying that if Metal's looking for a fight, then he's got one.

Try to reach inside of me, try to drain my energy
Let me show you just what I'm made of
Simple curiosity tries to take a bite of me
Let me show you just what I'm made of now...

Super Sonic tries to use his energy to show what he's made of. "Simple curiosity" means Sonic knows Metal can't defeat him.

The chorus doesn't fit Metal. The third line does, admittedly. But showing what you're made of, in general, means that you have the skills to solve problems and that you can solve a new problem as well. It could also mean trying to show that you're better. In this case and in other words, Super Sonic has defeated many enemies before. Has Metal defeated anyone?

Like a million faces
I've recognized them all
And one by one they've all become
A number as they fall

Super Sonic reminscing (sp?) on the defeated enemies of his; Perfect Chaos, FinalHazard, Eggman's mechs. He's telling Metal that he will fall like the rest.

In the face of reason
I can't take no more
One by one they've all become
A black mark on the floor

Basically, this means Sonic could not bear what would happen if he lost against those enemies. So he ends up defeating them.

Percent chance of this fitting Metal: 0%, IMO. I just can't see how it fits him. Though, some people say that this meant Sonic and his friends had wrecked robots whom are Metal's friends. Sorry, but I doubt Metal cared for anyone.

You can take another life long try
You can take another try...

I'm not going to bother with this. And if you don't get it, let me refer to this quote.

"Hmph! You actually thought you could defeat me, by transforming into a monster?!" ~ S. Sonic

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There you have it. And as for the three things above...

1. It doesn't sound that angry to me, just more serious than the other themes. Sonic can be serious if he wants to. Just look at episode 26 and 51 of Sonic X.
2&3. The reason it says "Metal Overlord" and shows his silhouette on the lyrics booklet because it means it plays in the battle with him. It does not automatically mean it's his theme. Meh, Sonic Team should've used a pic of Team Super in the background instead...

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UPDATE 2/15/05: I recently came across another good analysis, sorta similar to the one above, but with more emphasis. Before you see it, I have a few things to say first.

1. Why would the song be Metal's theme if he loses to Sonic? That'll mean the whole thing is just bluffing, which is stupid, IMO.
2. The second verse of the song could also reflect both Tails and Knuckles as well, as they've had defeated countless enemies before with Sonic.

And now for the second analysis, by Crazy Cham Lea:

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I don't care what you're thinking
As you turn to me
Cause what I have in my two hands
Is enough to set me free

Remember, here we have Sonic and Metal about to face off. This whole setup is Metal's doing - he's the one who needs to get something out of this confrontation and he's the one who planned up to it. Sonic, on the other hand, doesn't really care about Metal's ambition - this isn't the fruition for any grand plans for him. So while it's an important confrontation for Metal, Sonic "doesn't care what [he's] thinking" as they're about to fight. Besides, Sonic's got a secret weapon onhand - the emeralds.

I could fight the feeling
To resist it over time
But when it's just too much to take
You sneak up from behind

This one's a lil strange and hard to put towards either character, but going with Sonic, it could be a reluctance to use the emeralds but that he does so anyway when some unexpected threat comes up.

Is it me, you say, you're looking for
Let me show you who I am and what I'm here for... here for...

Why would Metal accuse Sonic of looking for him? At this point, Sonic wasn't really aware at all that Metal was involved to begin with. However, remember that Metal is challenging Sonic here - he wants to prove himself stronger, even the "real" Sonic. He's the one who set this all up. He's the one who seeks to defeat Sonic. Thus "is it me you're looking for" is Sonic's acceptance of the challenge. Basically a "Okay, here I am. Let's do it." The second line shows his confidence. Sonic is almost always extremely confident of his abilities.

Try to reach inside of me, try to drain my energy
Let me show you just what I'm made of

Metal has instigated this battle and Super Sonic is ready to respond. He's basically daring Metal to even attempt to defeat this form.

Simple curiosity tries to take a bite of me
Let me show you just what I'm made of now...

Again, another weird little one. Perhaps Sonic is a bit curious as to what Metal's now capable of? If he'd just gone Super right at the start, before Metal transformed, it probably would have ended a lot faster... Sonic's carefree attitude doesn't really let him take caution over curiosity.

Like a million faces
I've recognized them all
And one by one they've all become
A number as they fall
In the face of reason
I can't take no more
One by one they've all become
A black mark on the floor

Super Sonic's battled plenty of giant, powerful threats. And he eliminated all of 'em. To him, this one will be no different.

You can take another life long try
You can take another try...

Metal's fought Sonic more than once. He's pretty much devoted himself to beating Sonic at this point. Sonic basically says that he can try all he likes, plan all he wants... it's simply not going to happen.

The whole song has a kind of defiant tone to it. While both are technically trying to defy the other in terms of winning, Metal is the instigator. Metal started it. Metal is the threat. He rose first. Sonic's countering him. That puts him in the defiant position. Besides, the tone of the song implies rising up against a kind of oppression and overthrowing it. Metal may have been held back a bit, perhaps by Eggman, but he isn't the one really rising up just to free himself - he's trying to crush Sonic and take over here. It's more of a matter of using his great power to take over and establish rather than really overthrow (it seems he took contol of Eggman's fleet easily enough). Overall, the tone just doesn't seem to apply to Metal.

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And there you have it. I never even saw the song as defiant till this popped up.

So if you still think its Metal's theme for some reason, that's ok. Its what you think. But to me, well, you know.

The true themes for Metal Sonic, to me, is his Metal Madness theme and the CG scene when he reveals himself. I just can't see how a fast-paced rock song like WIMO fits him.

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8/27/05: I've been thinking. When some people see this analysis, they might think, "Hey, Dr. Eggman has a theme in SA2. Does it mean his theme is bluffing also?"

Not really. Let me say this. All of the themes show meaning on the characters, like this:

-Sonic's theme "It Doesn't Matter" reflects his personality (how he will never look back at the past and looks toward the future instead).
-Tails' theme "Believe in Myself" is just that: to believe in himself, and to not rely on Sonic for help.
-Knuckles' "Unknown from M.E." emphasizes that he is the last echidna and the sole guardian of the Master Emerald.
-Amy... well, her theme is kinda confusing. The lyric "Sweet sweet, you're so sweet" probably means her love for Sonic, though.
-Big's "Lazy Days... Living in Paradise" shows his friendship with Froggy.
-Shadow's "Throw It All Away" reflects his past and personality.
-Eggman's theme is how he never gives up in trying for world conquest. NOT bluffing, IMO.

The three Super form final battle songs goes like this.

-Open Your Heart reflects on Super Sonic's determination to defeat Chaos.
-Live & Learn reflects on Shadow's past like his other theme, but also reflects his realization of Maria's true promise to save the world, hence the chorus.
-What I'm Made Of, as analyzed above, reflects S. Sonic's determination to take down Metal, and to show him what he's made of as Super Sonic.* (Can also count as a general personality-describing theme for Super Sonic, hence the main journal header on the club.)

* Which makes sense. See, Metal has never fought Sonic in his Super form before. Therefore, he miscalculated. He thought he could defeat Sonic by becoming a Chaos-like dragon, but he simply didn't know that Sonic was far stronger in his Super form. And this is why I think the song wouldn't make any sense if it was Metal's theme. Sure, some people say that Metal's also showing what he's made of, but guess what? He loses, like I said.

~SSH

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5/16/06:

There seems to be a little misconception floating around. A misunderstanding. I quote in my words: "It's been confirmed that 'What I'm Made Of...' is Metal Sonic's theme. The OST and the vocal album said so!"

Well, here's a little debunking here. All the OST says is "Last Boss Ver. 2 - Metal Overlord." It does NOT say "Theme of Metal Overlord." That's like saying "I Am // Final Doom" from the Shadow OST automatically means "I Am All of Me" is Devil Doom's theme...

Both labels simply mean that both songs play in their respective final battles. It does not automatically mean that they're the bosses' personality-describing themes.

And as for the vocal album, well, I already debunked it above. I have scans of it, and NOWHERE does it say it is MO's theme.

SEGA's only official confirmation is on WaveMaster's site, where they simply labelled it as the "song for the final battle." However, it is clear that Jun Senoue had meant the song to reflect Super Sonic / Team Super. Just look at the quote below.

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"It's not over yet! Let's show him what we're made of! ~Super Sonic