I Dreamt of a City
Rebuilding Dreams: A City Within Me
Lyrics
I dreamt of a city
I had a dream about a city
Trying to make ends meet
Struggling to meet its financial needs
Distorted buildings
Buildings appearing distorted
Along dead end streets
Located along streets leading nowhere
Isn't it a pity
Expressing sorrow or regret
As I walked crosstown
While walking across the city
I saw the only way to rebuild
Realizing the only way to rebuild is to demolish everything
Is to tear it all down
Suggesting a drastic change is necessary
Of course in reality
In reality, the city symbolizes the self
The city is me
A realization that the speaker is the city
The buildings are feelings
Buildings represent deep-seated emotions
Insidiously
Implies a pervasive and harmful nature
The streets piled with litter
Streets filled with garbage
Seem impossible to clean
Seemingly impossible to clean or improve
I turn around to leave but
Attempting to leave but feeling stuck
I'm trapped in between
Trapped in a difficult situation
I'm ready to wake up
Expressing a desire to wake up from the dream
I've spent long enough
Having spent enough time living someone else's dream
Living someone else's dream
Realizing the need to live one's own life
In a city I made up
In a city created in the dream
Is this the dawning of
Questioning if this is the beginning of a new and courageous self
A brave and brand new me
Potentially signaling personal growth and change
Walls come closer
Feeling confined as walls close in
They're about to cave in
Sensing imminent pressure or challenges
So I close my eyes and
Closing eyes to accept and face the difficulties
Let it all in
Embracing challenges or changes
I'm ready to wake up
Reiterating the readiness to wake up from the dream
I've spent long enough
Having spent sufficient time living a borrowed life
Living someone else's dream
Reaffirming the need for personal authenticity
In a city I made up
In a city created within the dream
Is this the dawning of
Questioning if this marks the beginning of a bold and new self
A brave and brand new me
Potentially indicating the emergence of a courageous and transformed individual
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