Good Dreams
Embracing Night's Embrace: Superchunk's Yearning for Tranquil Dreams
Lyrics
Sometimes, sometimes when I'm out
Sometimes, in certain situations
Like a lion on the floor on the couch
Feeling powerful and confident, like a lion either on the floor or the couch
I can feel the world slipping
Sensing the world slipping away or becoming unsteady
Like the tossing of all the ships shipping
Metaphorically, the instability is likened to the tossing of ships
I've got a mind that races through the dark
Having a restless and active mind
Through your darker places
Navigating through emotionally challenging or difficult situations
I've got a mind that races
Reiterating the presence of a fast-paced and racing mind
Can you slow me down
Asking for assistance in slowing down the racing thoughts
Hold me all night
Requesting comfort and support throughout the night
Give me good dreams
Desiring positive and pleasant dreams
Carry on tides
Continuing to move forward despite challenges
'Cause you know no extremes
Emphasizing a balanced and moderate approach
Hold me all night
Repetition of the need for comfort and support throughout the night
Give me good dreams
Reiteration of the desire for positive and pleasant dreams
By the green light of the digital clock
Describing the setting by the green light of a digital clock
Sound asleep, but the bed still spins and rocks
Experiencing a paradox of being sound asleep while feeling the bed spinning and rocking
Turnin' over on my side, listen
Changing position in bed and listening intently
Can you hear the sheets rippin'
Suggesting a heightened sense of awareness, symbolized by hearing sheets ripping
I've got a mind that races through the dark
Reaffirming a mind that races through challenging or unknown situations
Through your darker places
Navigating through emotionally difficult places within the mind
I've got a mind that races
Restating the presence of a fast-paced and racing mind
Can you slow me down
Reiterating the request for help in slowing down
Hold me all night
Repetition of the need for comfort and support throughout the night
Give me good dreams
Reiteration of the desire for positive and pleasant dreams
Carry on tides
Continuing to move forward despite challenges
'Cause you know no extremes
Emphasizing a balanced and moderate approach
Hold me all night
Repetition of the need for comfort and support throughout the night
Give me good dreams
Reiteration of the desire for positive and pleasant dreams
Our love is so much stronger
Expressing the strength of the romantic relationship
Than all those little pills
Comparing the strength of love to the impact of pills, suggesting resilience
Time never stands still
Highlighting the inevitability of time's passage
And our love never will
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the depicted love
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