We're All Mad Here
Lost in Absurdity: Unveiling Madness in Monty O'blivion's 'We're All Mad Here'
Lyrics
Deprived of oxygen
Feeling restricted or suffocated, unable to breathe freely.
Your mind is playing tricks again
Your thoughts or perceptions are being distorted or deceived.
You're looking for a pay phone
Searching for a means of communication or connection.
Get a ride to a place you once called home
Trying to return to a place that once felt like home.
Wake up in the back seat of a stranger's car
Waking up in an unfamiliar or uncomfortable situation.
Rub your eyes and blink
Trying to clear your vision and understand the situation.
Back in '86, you need a fix
Referencing a past time where seeking fulfillment was necessary.
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Encouragement to enjoy life because time is running out.
You see a broken mirror through a cracked lens
Seeing imperfection and distortion in self-reflection.
Absurdity reveals itself as you approach the end
As you near the end, the irrationality of life becomes apparent.
This ain't wonderland baby
Contrasting the current situation with a fantastical ideal.
But we're all mad here
Despite the contrast, everyone is psychologically distressed here.
This ain't no funeral baby
Emphasizing that it's not a formal event of mourning.
But we're all sad here
Despite not being a funeral, there's pervasive sadness.
And we're all mad here
Reiteration that everyone present is emotionally troubled.
And we're all mad
Emphasizing the collective state of mental disturbance.
It's happening again for the first time
A cyclical experience that feels new despite repeating.
'82, '67…
Referencing various years, possibly symbolizing recurring patterns.
Reliving the losses, unanswered prayers
Reliving past failures, unaddressed requests, or regrets.
Old bosses and fucks and doomsday scares
Recollection of former authorities, disappointments, and fears.
You see a broken mirror through a cracked lens
Reiteration of distorted self-perception and life's irrationality.
Absurdity reveals itself as you approach the end
Continued realization of life's absurdity nearing its end.
This ain't wonderland baby
Highlighting the contrast between reality and idealized notions.
But we're all mad here
Despite the contrast, acknowledging the collective distress.
This ain't no funeral baby
Reiterating the absence of a formal mourning event.
But we're all sad here
Despite not being a funeral, emphasizing pervasive sadness.
This ain't wonderland baby
Reiterating the contrast between reality and a fantastical ideal.
But we're all mad here
Despite the contrast, emphasizing the collective psychological distress.
This ain't no funeral baby
Reiterating the absence of a formal mourning event.
But we're all sad
Despite not being a funeral, acknowledging pervasive sadness.
This ain't no funeral baby
Reiterating the absence of a formal mourning event.
But we're all sad here
Despite not being a funeral, emphasizing pervasive sadness.
This ain't wonderland baby
Reiterating the contrast between reality and an idealized state.
But we're all mad
Despite the contrast, acknowledging the collective psychological distress.
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