Real World
Yearning for Authentic Connection: "Real World" by Samantha Joy Pearlman
Lyrics
The space between the poetry and reality
The gap between the artistic expression (poetry) and actuality
Is football fields wide
It's significantly vast, like the size of football fields
I try to hide the feelings inside
Attempting to conceal inner emotions
But I can't
Unable to successfully hide those feelings
The space between you me our geography
The distance in our relationship and surroundings
Is oceans apart
Is as wide as oceans
We can't seem to start
We struggle to initiate or begin
Find our momentum to take flight
Finding the energy or drive to move forward
Don't you wanna know how our story ends
Expressing a desire to understand the conclusion of their story
Don't you wanna know if we end up friends
Wanting to know if they will remain friends
Don't you wanna know how we can stop playing pretend
Expressing a desire to stop pretending and face reality
And be in the real world
The aspiration to be in the genuine, unaltered world
I wanna be in the real world
Reiteration of the desire to be in the real world
I wanna be in the real world
Repetition emphasizing the longing for reality
With you
Specifically, desiring to be in the real world with a particular person
The space between you me in harmony
The distance between the individuals harmonizing and being out of sync
And singing off key is honestly
Suggesting that singing off key is honest and genuine
Impossible to hear over your noise
Difficulty hearing amidst the chaos or distractions created by the other person
Don't you wanna know how our story ends
Reiteration of the desire to know the outcome of their story
Don't you wanna know if we end up friends
Expressing curiosity about the possibility of remaining friends
Don't you wanna know how we can stop playing pretend
Repeating the wish to stop pretending and embrace reality
And be in the real world
Reaffirming the aspiration to be in the real world
I wanna be in the real world
Emphasizing the desire to be in the genuine, unaltered world
I wanna be in the real world
Repetition underscoring the longing for reality
With you
Specifically, desiring to be in the real world with a particular person
I like to play pretend
Expressing a fondness for engaging in make-believe scenarios
I want to hold your hand
Desiring physical closeness and connection
And pretend you are real
Wishing to imagine that the person is real
And you are capable to feel
Imagining the person's capacity to experience emotions
Something other than
Yearning for emotions beyond the negative or dramatic
Drama king beats
Reference to a dominating and attention-seeking personality
See here we come down the street
Anticipating an encounter or arrival
Will he walk all over me
Fear of being overpowered or mistreated
Don't you wanna know how we can stop playing pretend
Reiterating the desire to stop pretending and face reality
And be in the real world
Reaffirming the aspiration to be in the real world
I wanna be in the real world
Emphasizing the desire to be in the genuine, unaltered world
I wanna be in the real world
Repetition underscoring the longing for reality
With you
Specifically, desiring to be in the real world with a particular person
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