From You
Awakening from Love's Illusion
Lyrics
Oh well, I saw you in my sleep last night I swear
Reflecting on a dream where the speaker saw someone (you) during sleep.
I can never tell if it's a dream or it's a nightmare
Uncertainty about whether the dream is pleasant (dream) or distressing (nightmare).
Either way it's hell, the coming back each morning
Regardless of the dream's nature, the morning return is challenging.
But I guess it's just as well I wake up from you
Accepting the difficulty of waking up each morning but finding some solace in it.
From you
Repetition emphasizes the waking up process and the relief from the dream.
From you
-From you
-I wake up
Continued emphasis on waking up and distancing from the dream.
From you
-From you
-Oh well, I built a house with things that wouldn't last
Metaphorical house built with fragile things, symbolizing a relationship.
I can never tell if the walls are gonna shatter just like glass
Uncertainty about the stability of the constructed relationship.
Cracking like a shell, a quiet, constant warning
The fragility of the relationship is a constant and subtle warning.
But I guess it's just as well, I built this for you
Acknowledging the impermanence but accepting it, having built it for someone (you).
For you
Repetition highlights the constructed thing for the person (you).
For you
-For you
-I wake up from you
Repetition underlines the waking up from the constructed relationship.
From you
-From you
-From you
-I wake up from you
Final repetition of waking up from the relationship with you.
Well I've always heard "You made your bed, now lie in it"
Reference to the proverb "You made your bed, now lie in it," indicating facing consequences.
But the sun is coming up, and I'm no longer sleeping in
A new day is beginning, and the speaker is not dwelling in the consequences anymore.
They say the worst part is the getting from where you have been
Commonly believed that the most challenging part is moving on from the past.
But I don't think it is
The speaker disagrees, suggesting that waking up from the past is not the hardest part.
And I wake up from you
Repetition of waking up from the past, asserting the importance of this act.
From you
-From you
-I wake up
-From you
-From you
-From you
Final repetition of waking up from the past, concluding the song.
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