1985
Eternal Eighties: A Dream of Heaven
Lyrics
I hope heaven's like 1985
I wish heaven resembles the year 1985
Drop-top red firebird parked outside
A convertible red Firebird is parked outside
I'd lose myself in the pastel sky
Expressing a desire to lose oneself in the vibrant pastel sky
Underneath the palm trees and the starlight
Under palm trees and starlight, creating an idyllic scene
And the Son will shine
Repetition emphasizing the hope and positivity associated with the metaphorical "Son"
And the Son will shine
-In a thousand years every tear will dry
In the distant future, all sorrows will fade away
Where we are going we will no light
Uncertainty about the destination where there is no light
Everyone has their own idea in mind
Individual perspectives on the afterlife
But I just want it to be 1985
A desire for the afterlife to resemble the year 1985
Don't tell me it's over
Resistance to accepting the end, an unwillingness to be convinced
You'll never convince me
-Yeah
-My idea of heaven
The speaker's ideal heaven is a perpetual state of the 1980s
Is eighties eternally
-I hope heaven's like 1985
Reiteration of the hope for heaven to resemble 1985
I hope heaven's like 1985
-Where the Son is bright
Describing an ideal heaven with a bright "Son" and neon lights at night
And the night's still filled with neon light
-Don't try and dismiss me
Resistance to being dismissed as juvenile for this desire
Or call me juvenile
-Why don't we go for a ride
Suggesting going on a journey to the year 1985
To 1985
-There's a sparkle that's still in my eye
Expressing a lingering positive feeling from the 1980s
Left over from the best decade in time
Referring to the 1980s as the best decade
Dystopia's got my head spinning from the lies
Dystopia and lies of 1984 need to be left behind
We've got to leave 1984 behind
Acknowledging the need to move away from the negativity of the previous year
Don't tell me it's over
Resistance to accepting the end, emphasizing the dream of an eternal '80s
You'll never convince me
-My idea of heaven
-Is eighties eternally, yeah
-Don't tell me it's over
Reiteration of the speaker's belief that they were born to dream
Because I was born to dream
-I hope heaven's like 1985
Repetition of the hope for heaven to resemble 1985
I hope heaven's like 1985
-Where the Son is bright
Describing an ideal heaven with a bright "Son" and neon lights at night
And the night's still filled with neon light
-Don't try and dismiss me
Resistance to being dismissed as juvenile for this desire
Or call me juvenile
-Why don't we go for a ride
Suggesting going on a journey to the year 1985
To 1985
-When I close my eyes
Imagining the ideal scene of the year 1985, emphasizing the visual aspect
I see it
-Don't you see it
-Let's go for a ride
-I see it
-I see it
-When I close my eyes
-I see it
-Don't you see it
-I hope heaven's like 1985
Repetition of the hope for heaven to resemble 1985 and the desire for a journey
I hope heaven's like 1985
-Where the Son is bright
-And the night's still filled with neon light
-Don't try and dismiss me
-Or call me juvenile
-Why don't we go for a ride
-To 1985
-I hope heaven's like 1985
Final repetition of the hope for heaven to resemble 1985 and the desire for a journey
I hope heaven's like 1985
-Where the Son is bright
-And the night's still filled with neon light
-Don't try and dismiss me
-Or call me juvenile
-Why don't we go for a ride
-To 1985
-1985
Repetition of the year 1985, possibly emphasizing its significance
1985
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