Wide Awake
Awakening Echoes: Navigating Fear and Hope in a Darkened World
Lyrics
What's it like to be wide awake all day
Reflecting on the experience of being awake throughout the day
In a world like ours
Commenting on the nature of the world we live in
Wide awake, is it fear that we all feel
Questioning if the collective emotion is driven by fear
Losing ground when the sky is blackened out
Describing a sense of losing stability or support when darkness prevails
Final glimmer's snuffed
Referring to the fading of the last glimmer of hope
Black out sky, set the stage, the opening
Setting the scene for a dramatic event with a darkened sky
Look at us and take heart again
Encouraging a renewed sense of hope by observing others
Thread by thread, tread on through the mud
Encouraging perseverance despite challenging conditions
The world is you, is us
Asserting a shared identity with the world
Close your eyes, anyone can hear the noise
Highlighting the pervasive noise that anyone can perceive with closed eyes
When you close your eyes, keep the heat inside
Encouraging containment of emotions when closing one's eyes
All your senses wide awake tonight
Emphasizing heightened awareness of the surroundings
We are blind until we find a way to
Stating that understanding requires finding a way
Look at us and take heart again
Reiterating the call to find hope by looking at others
Thread by thread, tread on through the mud
Encouraging persistence and progress despite challenges
Look at us
Repeating the call to observe and find strength in others
Thread by thread
Reiterating the idea of making progress step by step
'Cause the world is you,
Affirming the interconnectedness of the world with the self
The world is you, is us
Emphasizing the shared identity of the world as 'us'
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