Cloud Nine
Rising Above Struggle: Embracing Freedom on Cloud Nine
Lyrics
Childhood part of my life, it wasn't very pretty.
Reflecting on a challenging childhood, not aesthetically pleasing.
You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city,
Born and raised in city slums, a difficult environment.
It was a one room shack that slept ten other children besides me.
Lived in a crowded one-room shack with numerous siblings.
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
Scarcity of food and sleeping space.
It was hard times,
Times were tough.
Needed something to ease my troubled mind.
Seeking solace for a troubled mind.
Listen! my father didn't know the meaning of work,
Father lacked a work ethic, mistreated mother and children.
He disrespected mama, and treated us like dirt.
Father disrespected and treated the family poorly.
I left home, seekin' a job that I never did find,
Left home in search of a job but remained unsuccessful.
Depressed and downhearted I took to cloud nine,
Feeling depressed and downhearted, turned to "cloud nine."
I'm doin' fine, up here on cloud nine.
Expressing contentment on cloud nine.
Listen one more time I'm doin' fine, up here on cloud nine.
Reiterating well-being on cloud nine.
Folks down there tell me,
People below advise giving life a chance.
They say, "give yourself a chance son, don't let life pass you by".
Real world is competitive, survival of the fittest.
But the world of reality is a rat race where only the strongest survive,
Life is a challenging race.
It's a dog eat dog world, and that ain't no lie.
Metaphorically describing a harsh and competitive world.
Listen! it ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night,
Streets are no longer safe at night.
I'm doin' fine, on cloud nine.
Reaffirming the well-being on cloud nine.
Let me tell you about cloud nine.
Introducing the concept of cloud nine.
Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Cloud nine is a place where one can be whatever they want.
(cloud nine) you ain't got no responsibility,
No responsibilities on cloud nine.
And ev'ry man, ev'ry man is free
Everyone is free on cloud nine.
(cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality.
Emphasizing the escape from reality on cloud nine.
I wanna say I love the life I live,
Expressing love for the current life.
And I'm gonna live the life I love up here on cloud nine.
Commitment to living a joyful life on cloud nine.
I'm riding high
Feeling elated and triumphant.
On cloud nine, you're as free as a bird in flight
Describing the freedom on cloud nine.
(cloud nine) there's no diff'rence between day and night
No distinction between day and night on cloud nine.
(cloud nine) it's a world of love and harmony
Cloud nine represents a world of love and harmony.
(cloud nine) you're a million miles from reality.
Reiterating the distance from reality on cloud nine.
Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Similar to line 21, reinforcing the freedom on cloud nine.
Cloud nine) you ain't got no responsibility,
Reiteration of the lack of responsibilities on cloud nine.
And ev'ry man, ev'ry man is free
Emphasizing universal freedom on cloud nine.
(cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality.
Restating the escape from reality on cloud nine.
(cloud nine) (cloud nine) (cloud nine)
Repeating the mention of cloud nine, possibly for emphasis.
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