Wide Awake
Awakening to Truth
Lyrics
I'm wide awake
Expressing alertness and awareness.
I'm wide awake
-I'm wide awake
-Yeah, I was in the dark
Referring to a period of confusion or difficulty.
I was falling hard
Experiencing a challenging or intense situation.
With an open heart
Approaching life with sincerity and vulnerability.
I'm wide awake
Reiterating a state of alertness and awareness.
How did I read the stars so wrong
Reflecting on misjudging a situation.
I'm wide awake
Emphasizing wakefulness and realization.
And now it's clear to me
Realizing that appearances can be deceptive.
That everything you see
-Ain't always what it seems
-I'm wide awake
Reaffirming wakefulness and self-awareness.
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long
Recalling a prolonged period of illusion or fantasy.
I wish I knew then
Expressing a wish for earlier understanding.
What I know now
-Wouldn't dive in
Avoiding a risky or subservient situation.
Wouldn't bow down
-Gravity hurts
Highlighting the pain of a sudden awakening to reality.
You made it so sweet
-Till I woke up on
-On the concrete
-Falling from cloud nine
Metaphorically falling from a state of euphoria.
Crashing from the high
-I'm letting go tonight
-I'm falling from cloud nine
Repeating the realization of falling from a high point.
I'm wide awake
Reiterating being wide awake and alert.
Not losing any sleep
Emphasizing resilience and recovery.
Picked up every piece
-And landed on my feet
-I'm wide awake
Asserting independence and self-sufficiency.
Need nothing to complete myself, no
-I'm wide awake
Describing a rebirth and escape from a difficult situation.
Yeah, I am born again
-Out of the lion's den
-I don't have to pretend
-And it's too late
Declaring the conclusion of a chapter or story.
The story's over now, the end
-I wish I knew then
Repeating the theme of hindsight and learning.
What I know now
-Wouldn't dive in
-Wouldn't bow down
-Gravity hurts
Reiterating the painful contrast between illusion and reality.
You made it so sweet
-Till I woke up on
-On the concrete
-Falling from cloud nine
Symbolizing the act of letting go and moving on.
Crashing from the high
-I'm letting go tonight
-I'm falling from cloud nine
Reaffirming the decision to let go of illusions.
Thunder rumbling
Describing internal struggles and attempts to stay positive.
Castles crumbling
-I am trying to hold on
-God knows that I tried
-Seeing the bright side
-But I'm not blind anymore
-I'm wide awake
Repeating a state of wakefulness and awareness.
I'm wide awake
Reiterating the awakened state.
Falling from cloud nine
Symbolizing the final acceptance of reality and letting go.
Crashing from the high
-I'm letting go tonight
-I'm falling from cloud nine
Reaffirming the decision to move on and let go.
I'm wide awake
Repeated emphasis on being wide awake.
I'm wide awake
-I'm wide awake
-I'm wide awake
-I'm wide awake
Repeating the state of being wide awake as a conclusion.
Songwriters: Bonnie Mckee / Henry Walter / Katy Perry / Lukasz Gottwald / Martin Max
Credits for the songwriters and publishers.
Wide Awake lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd, Cypmp
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