Rest Your Head
Dreamy Reflections: Unraveling the Meaning of 'Rest Your Head'
Lyrics
Go to sleep - the play is over
Encouragement to go to sleep, indicating the end of a performance or phase.
Left your ticket on the seat
Symbolizes leaving behind something (ticket) associated with the experience.
Be redeemed when you're dreaming
Suggests finding redemption or solace in dreams during sleep.
Lay your head and go to sleep
Encouragement to lay down and sleep, reinforcing the idea of rest.
Don't you worry till tomorrow
Advises not to worry until the next day, emphasizing a break from concerns.
Heaven knows you surely will
Acknowledges the inevitability of worries, expressed with a touch of irony.
Think about it, take one more lap around it
Reflect on the situation, considering it before finalizing restful activities.
Close the blinds and set your mind at peace
Close blinds to shut out external distractions, promoting inner peace.
Waste some time, waste some money
Advocates for leisure, even if it involves spending time and money.
Talk about your wasted years
Encourages discussing and reflecting on past years, even if they were wasteful.
They devastate you, complete and complicate you
Describes past experiences that cause devastation, complexity, and completeness.
Never minding your wasted tears
Noting the disregard for past tears, perhaps indicating resilience or moving forward.
Don't you worry till tomorrow
Reiterates not to worry until the next day, underscoring the theme of delayed concerns.
Heaven knows you surely will
Recalls the assurance that worries will be addressed in the future.
Think about it, take one last lap around it
Similar to line 7, urging further contemplation before achieving mental peace.
Close your eyes and let your mind release...
Advises closing one's eyes to allow the mind to release thoughts and tensions.
Love and kindness, pain and sadness
Contrasts emotions, acknowledging the spectrum between love and sadness.
All the stations in between
References various emotional states as potential stops on life's journey.
They will derail you, they will assail you
Warns that challenges and difficulties can derail and assail an individual.
But rest your head, for I won't fail you
Promises support and reliability, assuring that the listener can rest without fear.
Don't you worry till tomorrow
Reiterates the advice not to worry until the next day.
Heaven knows you surely will
Reaffirms the acknowledgment that worries will be addressed with time.
Think about it, one last short lap around it
Similar to lines 7 and 15, suggesting further contemplation before bedtime.
Close your eyes and set your mind at peace.
Encourages closing one's eyes to achieve mental tranquility and peace.
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