The Girl Of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares
Nightmare Love: Decoding the Enigmatic Lyrics
Lyrics
The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
The idealized woman in my dreams is causing me distress and anxiety.
I found her on TV now i see her everywhere
I discovered her on television, and now I perceive her presence everywhere.
Shes got style shes got violent ways about her.
She possesses a distinctive style and exhibits aggressive tendencies.
She got me so that i can't dream without her.
She has a strong influence on me to the extent that I can't dream without her.
She's giving me nightmares!
Repetition emphasizing the distressing impact of the dream girl.
She's giving me nightmares!
-She's giving me nightmares!
-She's giving me nightmares!
-My bedside is loaded.
Metaphorical language indicating emotional turmoil and instability.
My bedside's exploded!
-Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
Expressing disbelief in the difficulty of realizing one's dreams.
But if you try sometimes you might find
Encouragement to try, even if success involves unconventional or dishonest means.
You get what you steal
-The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
Reiteration of the unsettling impact of the dream girl.
I don't know what it means but she's got multi-colourd hair
Uncertainty about the significance of her multi-colored hair.
When she stands in the sand I dream of peaches
The dream includes imagery of standing in the sand and peaches, with unclear meaning.
And im not sure what that means either
-She's giving me nightmares
Continued emphasis on the distress caused by the dream girl.
She's giving me nightmares
-She's giving me nightmares
-She's giving me nightmares
-People keep on staring
People are observing or judging the situation.
People keep on staring
-And its one flat pick to get started
Metaphorical description of emotional turmoil and chaos.
It's two flat pick to get started
-My ceiling is on fire
-My feelings are on fire
-Hard to believe you cant get what you dream
Reiteration of the disbelief in achieving dreams.
But if you try sometimes you might find
Encouraging trying, even if it involves unconventional or dishonest methods.
You get what you steal
-The girl of my dreams is giving me nightmares
Reaffirmation of the dream girl's negative impact.
And someone wrote a message on my bus:
Reference to a message on the bus, implying additional complications.
My breakdown is coming running
Further imagery of breakdown, bleeding, and emotional intensity.
Seeing's bleeding, bleeding's believing
-My ceiling is on fire
-My feelings are on fire
-My feelings, my feelings
-My feelings are on fire
-Hard to believe you can't get what you dream
Reiteration of the difficulty in achieving dreams.
If you try sometimes you might find
Encouragement to try, even if it involves unconventional or dishonest methods.
You get what you steal
-You get what you steal
Emphasizing the idea that sometimes one obtains what they desire through unconventional means.
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