Just a Dream
Navigating Life's Illusions: Just a Dream by Steven Wright-Mark
Lyrics
Can’t sleep, lie awake
Expressing insomnia and restlessness, unable to sleep
Afraid my soul to take, it’s nothing
Fearful of the consequences of losing one's soul while lying awake
Take pills every day
Taking pills as a coping mechanism to ward off darkness or negative thoughts
To keep the dark away, it’s nothing
Continuing the use of pills to maintain emotional well-being
Crowd moves in around me and I think I’m gonna scream
Feeling overwhelmed by a surrounding crowd, contemplating a scream
Feeling very little with my eyes glued to the screen
Experiencing emotional detachment while fixated on a screen
Are you angry? Then be mad
Encouraging expression of anger
Are you happy? That’s so sad
Highlighting the irony of happiness being considered sad
Your life’s crappy? That’s too bad
Recognizing and dismissing the challenges in one's life
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Philosophical reflection on life as a dream, emphasizing its transient nature
Are you tired? Drink a cup
Suggesting a remedy for tiredness through a simple action like drinking a cup
You got fired? Fire it up
Encouraging resilience and enthusiasm after facing setbacks (getting fired)
Uninspired? That’s messed up
Addressing a lack of inspiration and acknowledging it as a challenge
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Reiterating the transient nature of life, reinforcing it as a dream
No one ever sold me
Expressing a lack of guidance or advice received from others
No one ever told me nothing
Reflecting on personal growth through trial and error, considering it as nothing
Everything I learned
Learning from mistakes and experiences, yet deeming it as insignificant
From everything I burned, is nothing
Emphasizing the insignificance of acquired knowledge through burning experiences
Standing on the edge between the darkness and the dawn
Standing at a metaphorical crossroads between darkness and a new beginning
Can’t explain the things I’ve seen when vision is all gone
Describing difficulty in explaining profound experiences when vision is obscured
Are you angry? Then be mad
Repeating the theme of expressing anger as a natural response
Are you happy? That’s so sad
Reiterating the paradox of sadness accompanying happiness
Your life’s crappy? That’s too bad
Recognizing challenges in life and expressing sympathy without dwelling on them
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Reaffirming the perspective that life is a transient dream
Are you tired? Drink a cup
Suggesting a simple solution to tiredness through drinking
You got fired? Fire it up
Encouraging resilience and motivation after facing setbacks like job loss
Uninspired? That’s messed up
Acknowledging a lack of inspiration and characterizing it as a challenge
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Reiterating the ephemeral nature of life as a dream
Well I got no big expenses and I got no future tenses
Describing a simple and unburdened lifestyle without major financial obligations
Still I try to get ahead, but only wind up back in bed
Expressing the difficulty of making progress and ending up in the same situation
But despite all my experience I find that it don’t make no sense
Reflecting on the lack of coherence and sense in personal experiences
Today I’m here, I live I breathe
Embracing the present moment, emphasizing the ephemeral nature of life
Tomorrow I might be just history
Contemplating the uncertainty of the future and the possibility of being forgotten
Are you angry? Then be mad
Repeating the theme of expressing anger as a natural response
Are you happy? That’s so sad
Reiterating the paradox of sadness accompanying happiness
Your life’s crappy? That’s too bad
Recognizing challenges in life and expressing sympathy without dwelling on them
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Reaffirming the perspective that life is a transient dream
Are you tired? Drink a cup
Suggesting a simple solution to tiredness through drinking
You got fired? Fire it up
Encouraging resilience and motivation after facing setbacks like job loss
Uninspired? That’s messed up
Acknowledging a lack of inspiration and characterizing it as a challenge
But life’s a dream, just a dream
Reiterating the ephemeral nature of life as a dream
Just a dream
Concluding that life is just a dream, emphasizing its transience
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