Dreaming
Escape Reality with Loudon Wainwright III's Dreaming
Lyrics
I'd rather be dreaming than living
I prefer the state of dreaming over living
Living's just too hard to do
Living is too challenging
It's chances not choices
Life is about taking chances, not making choices
Noises not voices
Life is filled with random noises, not meaningful voices
A day's just a thing to get through
A day is just a hurdle to overcome
Living's just too hard to do
Living is excessively difficult
I'd rather be dreaming than talking
I would rather be in a dream state than engaged in conversation
There's nothing to hear or to say
There is nothing worth hearing or saying
With ears covered mouth closed
Isolating oneself from the world by covering ears and closing mouth
The world is opposed
The world is perceived as opposition
Nothing gets in or away
Preventing things from getting in or away
There's nothing to hear or to say
Nothing significant to hear or say
I'd rather be dreaming than thinking
I would rather be in a dream state than engaging in deep thinking
Thoughts are small comfort to me
Deep thoughts provide little comfort
Dreams might be pretend
Dreams may be imaginary, but at least they have an end
But at least dreams end
Contrasting dreams with the ongoing nature of thoughts
And I just can't stop thinking you see
Unable to stop overthinking
Thoughts are small comfort to me
Deep thoughts are not comforting
I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping
I would rather be in a dream state than sleeping
Just sleeping you're just as well dead
Sleeping is compared to being dead
In dreams I can fly
Dreams offer a sense of freedom and flight
In dreams I don't die
In dreams, there is no fear of death
That's why I lie here in this bed
The reason for lying in bed is to dream
Just sleeping you're just as well dead
Contrasting dreaming with the lifelessness of mere sleep
I'd rather be dreaming
Expressing a preference for the state of dreaming
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