Too Drunk To Dream
Journey through the California Strain: Too High to Drive, Too Drunk to Dream
Lyrics
Do you think it's something that we ate making us feel strange
Speculation on the cause of feeling strange, possibly due to something consumed.
Maybe its the acid we took before we got on this plain
Suggesting the influence of drugs (acid) taken before a flight.
I can see the neon lights down in the city below
Observation of neon lights in the city below during the flight.
Now we're flying higher than kites all the way down the west coast
Describing a journey down the west coast, reaching elevated states.
We were flying in from Spokane to the city of the angels and the ghosts
Traveling from Spokane to Los Angeles, encountering mysterious and spiritual elements.
Quick lay-over in Portland where we stopped just a moment to dose
A brief stop in Portland for drug use (dose).
Now we're sitting pretty in the city riding in the fast lane
Arrival in a vibrant city, experiencing a fast-paced lifestyle.
Where everyone's afflicted with the California strain of insane
Reference to the pervasive influence of the Californian lifestyle, possibly emphasizing its eccentricity.
Too tired to fight too, wired to chill
Feeling exhausted yet unable to relax.
Too hooked on the night, too hooked on the thrills
Addiction to the excitement and stimulation of the night and thrilling experiences.
Too sober to sleep, too fake to play make-believe
Being too clear-headed to sleep and too insincere to engage in make-believe.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream
Unable to drive due to intoxication, too impaired to have meaningful dreams.
Your friends all want to party, they're all pretty they've got gin and cocaine
Surrounded by friends offering substances like gin and cocaine.
It's been six or seven months since you last quit riding that train
Reverting to old habits despite a brief period of abstinence.
All the cigarettes and sex that you could handle couldn't mellow out your pain
The inability of vices to soothe emotional pain.
It's like a song in your head you can't escape the chemicals anyway
Chemical dependence as inescapable as a persistent mental "song."
Too tired to fight too, wired to chill
Reiteration of fatigue and restlessness.
Too hooked on the night, too hooked on the thrills
Addiction to the night and its thrills intensifies.
Too sober to sleep, too fake to play make-believe
Remaining clear-headed prevents engaging in imaginative activities.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream
Reiterating the inability to drive due to intoxication and the hindrance of meaningful dreaming.
I can't tell you what it is but I can tell you man something ain't right
A sense that something is wrong or unsettling, though undefined.
Stay out until the break of day and then hide from the light
Choosing to stay out late and avoid confronting the day.
I think I'm moving to the country in the city I can't handle the noise
Expressing a desire to escape urban chaos by moving to the countryside.
Gonna' marry this bottle get buried with the good old boys
Metaphorical commitment to a bottle, aligning with a certain lifestyle.
Too sober to sleep, too fake to play make-believe
Reiteration of the inability to sleep due to sobriety and lack of willingness to engage in pretend.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream (Right here in America the land of the free)
Emphasizing the impaired ability to drive and dream, reflecting on the state of America as the land of the free.
Too sober to sleep too fake to play make-believe
Repeating the theme of sobriety hindering imagination.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream (I don't know about you, I don't know about me)
Restating the challenge of driving and dreaming under the influence, expressing uncertainty.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream
Further emphasis on the impairment of driving and dreaming due to intoxication.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream
Repetition of the theme, underscoring the ongoing struggle with impaired faculties.
Too high to drive, too drunk to dream
Continued emphasis on the challenges of driving and dreaming under the influence.
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