Waking Up
Awakening Love's Illusions
Lyrics
Maybe I’m waking up
Maybe the speaker is becoming more aware or enlightened.
To see the ways that I’ve been blinded
The speaker acknowledges past blindness or ignorance.
By the lovelight in my eye
The lovelight in the speaker's eyes might have clouded their judgment.
I wanna send it
Expressing a desire to break down barriers or illusions.
call crashing down
The speaker wants to bring about a significant change or realization.
Down to the ground
Repetition emphasizes the desire to bring things down to where they went wrong.
Down down
-Down to where it all went wrong down
-Down to the ground
-Down down
-Down to the root of everything
The speaker considers the root cause of issues.
Maybe we’re falling down
Suggesting a collective downfall or realization with someone else.
And the world has thrown us blindly
Life's challenges may have forced people into each other's arms.
Into the arms of one another
However, the speaker questions the significance of these connections.
But that doesn’t really mean a thing
Emphasizing that being thrown into someone's arms doesn't guarantee it's the right thing.
No it don’t mean that it’s the right thing
-No it doesn’t mean, no it doesn’t mean that it’s the right thing
-Cuz maybe I’m waking up
Reiteration of the speaker waking up to reality.
All I know is what I want all I know is what I need
The speaker only knows what they want and need.
Well maybe I’m waking up
Repeating the idea of waking up with uncertainty and possibility.
Maybe baby maybe baby
-Maybe I’m waking up
Similar to the earlier lines, reiterating the awakening theme.
To see the ways that I’ve been blinded
-By the lovelight in my eye
-I wanna send it all crashing down
-One That You Want
Introduction of "One That You Want," possibly a significant concept.
Picking up the pieces
Describing the aftermath of a broken relationship or experience.
It’s all gone spinning round again
-Feels like the dust will never settle
-And I’m too old to forget it all now
-It’s like I’m treading water
-In an open ocean
-Never knowing if I’ll survive, survive
-When something special turns into
Expressing the ephemeral nature of love, comparing it to slipping dirt.
nothing
-And it burns up in a cloud of smoke
-Like dirt slipping through your hands
-Love is never
Love is depicted as not always being as it appears.
Love is never what it seems
-So take me in your arms
Seeking reassurance and affirmation from a partner.
Hold me by the hand
-Tell me I’m the one that you want
-Tell me I’m the one you want
-I’m the one you want
-Maybe I lack conviction
Conflicted feelings about the relationship or the desire for change.
Maybe you’re no more than an addiction
-Maybe I don’t
-wanna change a thing
Encouraging belief in genuine love, not just fantasy.
Keep on believing
-That your loving is the real thing
-Not just a fantasy
-A dream
Highlighting the dreamlike quality of love.
Tell me I’m the one that you want
Repetition of the desire to be the one the partner truly wants.
Tell me I’m the one you want
-I’m the one you want
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