Wakin' Up Today
Awakening to Life's Lessons: Wakin' Up Today by Burton Cummings
Lyrics
I got wounded in the dream, but I took it like a soldier
I faced challenges or setbacks in my dreams but handled them bravely.
I lost my heart in the dream, but at least I got older
I experienced heartbreak in my dreams, but at least I gained wisdom with age.
I saw my baby in the dream, but I never got to hold her
In my dream, I glimpsed my baby, but I couldn't embrace her.
Wakin' up today, wakin' up today
Reflecting on the experience of waking up today, emphasizing the present moment.
I got frightened in my dream, I guess from lookin' up at Jesus
Fear arose in my dream, possibly linked to a spiritual or higher perspective.
I couldn't believe it in the dream, just how far they'd go to please us
I was surprised in the dream by the extremes people would go to please us.
And I wonder what He's lookin' at each and every time He sees us
Questioning what a higher power observes when looking at humanity.
Wakin' up today, wakin' up today
Reiterating the theme of waking up today, highlighting the significance of the present.
It's too late now to run back for the darkness
Expressing that it's too late to revert to darkness or ignorance.
It's too late now, the night's gone
Acknowledging the passing of the night, symbolizing opportunities or phases.
Too late now 'cause you're off on your journey
It's too late to turn back as you embark on your life journey.
But you can't go on, oh it's so hard to go on...
Conveying the difficulty of moving forward when faced with challenges.
But you'll be dyin' in the dream, if you never try for livin'
Warns about spiritual death if one avoids taking risks and truly living.
The only commandment in the dream is that you have to learn forgivin'
Emphasizing the importance of forgiveness as a key principle in life.
Cause' the dyin' is the easy part, but the dyin' greets the livin'
Suggesting that dying (metaphorically) is easier than facing the challenges of life.
Wakin' up today, wakin' up today
Repeating the theme of waking up today, underscoring its significance.
Hush little baby, don't you cry
A soothing reassurance to a troubled or crying individual, possibly a child.
Hush little darlin', don't you cry
A repetition of the comforting message to a beloved, urging them not to cry.
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