Willy White
Escaping Shadows: Tomorrow's Redemption from the Dark
Lyrics
Money for a sniff of white or a needle poke
Reference to spending money on cocaine ("white") or heroin ("needle poke").
Chase a little boiling bubble boiling poisonous smoke
Describing the dangerous and addictive nature of drug use.
It's up to you for you to realise
Encouraging self-awareness and realization of the consequences.
Take one more hit lay back and close your eyes
Suggesting the temporary escape drugs provide, urging the listener to take another hit.
Lock that door shut out the world
Isolating oneself from the world to indulge in drug use.
Coz no one understands
Highlighting the lack of understanding from others about the addiction.
Or you'd be forced to see the problem in your hands
Acknowledging the denial of the problem.
A trip a suicide
Describing drug use as a dangerous journey or self-destructive act.
A brand new state of mind
Portraying drug-induced altered consciousness as a new mental state.
A brand new state of loneliness that you could leave behind
Describing the loneliness that comes with addiction, suggesting it can be left behind.
(Hey) Tomorrow everything's gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Expressing hope for a better future despite the struggles.
(Hey) Tomorrow gonna leave it all behind now
Committing to leaving the problems behind in the future.
(Hey) Tomorrow everything's gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Reiterating hope for a better tomorrow.
(Hey) Tomorrow maybe then you'll see the light
Suggesting that clarity may come with time.
Through the brown
Referring to the haze of drug use, possibly cocaine ("brown").
Clouded red pumps mindless nothing to
Describing the mind-altering effects of drugs.
Every feeling every thought
Implying that drugs numb or replace genuine emotions and thoughts.
Its just a sense of false protection
Explaining the false sense of security drugs provide against a forgotten world.
Against a world that you forgot
Highlighting the detachment from reality and responsibilities.
Well I think you know what's best
Suggesting that the individual knows the right path but struggles to choose it.
Or what would you prefer
Posing a rhetorical question about the preferable outcome.
To sing a song of no way out
Contrasting the idea of being trapped with the possibility of learning from mistakes.
Or lesson that you've learned
Recognizing the potential lessons that could be gained from difficult experiences.
Escape becomes the cure
Viewing escape from reality as a temporary solution to pain.
Reality's the pain
Emphasizing the harshness of reality and its role in causing pain.
Your only source of sanity will drive you insane
Warning that relying on insanity as a source of sanity is self-destructive.
(Hey) Tomorrow everything's gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Repeating the hope for a better future.
(Hey)Tomorrow gonna leave it all behind now
Reiterating the commitment to leaving problems behind in the future.
(Hey) Tomorrow everything's gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Repeating the hope for a better tomorrow.
(Hey) Tomorrow maybe you'll see the light
Suggesting that clarity may come with time.
Watch out
A warning or call to attention.
(Through the round)
Repeating the haze of drug use and the hope for clarity.
(Hey) Tomorrow everything's gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Repeating the hope for a better future.
(Hey) Tomorrow gonna leave it all behind
Reiterating the commitment to leaving problems behind in the future.
Its gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Expressing confidence that everything will be all right.
Its gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
Repeating the confidence in a positive outcome.
Its gonna be all right (Gonna be all right)
-Without you Willy White
Acknowledging that a positive outcome is possible even without the person referred to as "Willy White."
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