Lyrics
Woke in my warm bed
Waking up in a comfortable bed
Just in time for all the brilliant red lights
Noticing the vibrant red lights, possibly metaphorical for alarms or emergency
They were streaming through my half shuttered windows
Seeing the lights through partially closed windows
Christmas lights in time with my stuttered brain waves
Connecting the Christmas lights to irregular brain activity, suggesting a disturbed mental state
The door knob was glowing
Noticing a glowing doorknob, a surreal and abnormal detail
All my photographs were rippled and melting
Observing distorted and melting photographs, hinting at a surreal or nightmarish experience
Through the walls I could hear panicked voices
Hearing anxious voices through the walls
They seemed to say, go back to bed there's no choices
Voices suggesting a lack of choices, encouraging to go back to bed
And nowhere not burned out
Expressing a feeling of being exhausted or emotionally drained
The fireman calls out
Introduction of a firefighter's call, indicating an emergency
We've got another
Firefighter reporting another incident
Smoking umbrella left
Referring to a "Smoking umbrella" in the hallway, suggesting a dangerous situation
In the hallway and
Repeating the mention of the hazardous situation
I gave no answer
The narrator not responding to questions, possibly overwhelmed or detached
To all their shouted questions, just lay back choking
Choosing not to answer, lying back while struggling to breathe
Didn't want to stay but my bed was on fire
Expressing a desire to leave, but the bed (comfort zone) is engulfed in problems
Instead of screaming I fell back into dreamland
Instead of reacting with panic, falling back into a dream, possibly escapism or denial
Blinking and sighing
Blinking and sighing, possibly reflecting a mixture of resignation and relief
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