King for a Day
Monuments of Dreams: Embracing the Legacy of a Day's Reign
Lyrics
Make me a rendezvous
Asks for a meeting or appointment
Keep me alive
Request to be kept alive or sustained
Point me away from you
Directing away from someone or something
And hope I arrive
Hopeful for successful arrival at a destination
Put up a monument
Desire to create a lasting memorial or tribute
Remember my name
Request for remembrance and recognition of identity
Will you shine up my memory
Asking for acknowledgment and preservation of memory
When it's all that remains
Importance of memory when everything else fades
{chorus}
Chorus: The desire for recognition and legacy
Build me a castle
Request for grand gestures and celebrations
And throw a parade
Desire for permanence in history
Put my name in stone
Wish for a legacy that endures
So the words don't fade
Ensuring that one's impact remains eternal
Start a religion
Expressing the desire for reverence and devotion
And name it for me
Creating an institution associated with oneself
Build me a city
Request for control and authority over a domain
And give me the key
Request for exclusive access and control
I'm king for a day
Feeling of temporary empowerment and authority
I can do no wrong
Sense of invincibility during the empowered period
I'm king for a day
Awareness of the temporary nature of empowerment
'till the next one comes along
Recognition of the transient nature of authority
Heros are wonderful
Appreciation for heroes, despite personal limitations
I'm first to admit
Acknowledging the ineffectiveness of hero worship
But out here past the sun
Realization of personal isolation in the vastness of space
That doesn't help me a bit
Understanding that distant admiration doesn't aid personally
When you wake up tomorrow
Implying physical distance or departure from a situation
I'll be light years away
Acknowledging being far away from a familiar context
But you'll find some other hero
Belief in the replacement of one's role or position
To be kind for a day
Expectation of someone else taking over temporarily
{repeat chorus}
Reiteration of the chorus: Desire for recognition
I won't wake up
Implies a state of indefinite unconsciousness or absence
Cold sleepin' in zero-g
Describing a state of suspended animation in space
There's nothin' else here that I can see
Expressing the barrenness of the surroundings
I get this feeling that I'm not alone
Sense of presence or company despite apparent isolation
It's in the air, I feel it in my bones
Intuition or feeling rather than tangible evidence
{chorus}
Reiteration of the chorus: Desire for recognition
Oh I won't wake up
Re-emphasizing the unconscious state or absence
And I won't turn around
Determination to stay disconnected or unaware
I won't open my eyes
Refusal to acknowledge or engage with the situation
And I won't make a sound
Commitment to maintaining silence or inactivity
Don't make a sound
Reinforcing the importance of silence
There's nothin' else here, the instruments say
Confirmation of the absence of external stimuli
If I don't open my eyes will it go away
Questioning the effect of ignoring the situation
Oh, I won't wake up
Reiteration of refusal to wake up or engage
There's nothin' out here, that's what they all say
Stating the perceived emptiness of the surroundings
If I don't open my eyes, will it go away
Querying the impact of continued disengagement
{repeat chorus}
Reiteration of the chorus: Desire for recognition
I won't wake up
Final affirmation of remaining in a state of absence
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