Wake Up. Run
Awakening Echoes: Embracing Truth and Escape in 'Wake Up. Run'
Lyrics
Oh I can't feel anymore
Expressing emotional numbness, an inability to feel.
I spent all my time waiting on the rain
Investing time in anticipation, possibly for something significant.
And when it finally came
The awaited event (rain) has arrived, yet emotional numbness persists.
Oh I can't feel anymore
Reiteration of emotional numbness despite the anticipated event.
Oh I can't breathe anymore
Loss of the ability to breathe, possibly symbolizing suffocation.
I built it brick by brick to keep me safe
Building a protective barrier (brick by brick), but it has unintended consequences.
But as it grew the air got thin
The protective barrier becomes suffocating as it grows.
I can't breathe anymore
The speaker is experiencing a literal or metaphorical inability to breathe.
You can't hide once you've seen the truth
Once one confronts the truth, hiding becomes impossible.
The sleepers rise when the light comes through
A metaphorical awakening with the mention of "sleepers rise."
Daylight is coming but we're sleeping from fear
Despite daylight approaching, people remain asleep due to fear.
You can't stop what's already here
Powerlessness in preventing an inevitable event.
Wake up and run
A call to action, urging individuals to wake up and run.
Oh I can't see anymore
Losing sight, possibly due to excessive screen time.
I spent too much time looking at a screen
Excessive focus on a screen results in visual impairment.
And when I looked away I found it blinded me
Away from the screen, a realization of its negative impact.
I can't see anymore
Persistent visual impairment despite looking away.
Oh I can't speak anymore
Loss of the ability to speak, influenced by external voices.
I let their voices in to make me whole
Allowing external voices to shape one's identity or completeness.
But when I tried to speak I had no voice
Inability to express oneself despite attempting to speak.
I can't speak anymore
Absolute loss of the ability to speak.
You can't hide once you've seen the truth
Reiteration of the impossibility of hiding after facing the truth.
The sleepers rise when the light comes through
Another mention of awakening, tied to the presence of light.
Daylight is coming but we're sleeping from fear
Despite the dawn (daylight), fear keeps people in a state of sleep.
You can't stop what's already here
Inability to prevent or halt what is already in progress.
Wake up and run
Reiteration of the call to action: wake up and run.
I can finally feel
A shift in the speaker's emotional state, regaining the ability to feel.
Wake up and run
Reiteration of the imperative to wake up and run.
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