Cloud Nine
Rising Above Hard Times: Cloud Nine's Uplifting Message
Lyrics
Oh ho, ho ho ho, ooh, hoo
Expressing excitement and anticipation.
Childhood part of my life, it wasn't very pretty
Reflecting on a challenging and unpleasant childhood.
You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city
Describing the tough environment of being born and raised in city slums.
It was a one room shack that slept ten other children besides me
Portraying a crowded living situation in a one-room shack.
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
Highlighting the scarcity of food and space for the speaker and their siblings.
It was hard times
Summarizing the challenging era as "hard times."
Needed something to ease my troubled mind
Expressing the need for something to ease the speaker's troubled mind.
Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work
Describing the father's lack of understanding the value of work.
He disrespected mama, and treated us like dirt
Detailing disrespectful behavior towards the mother and mistreatment of the children.
I left home, seekin' a job that I never did find
Narrating the speaker leaving home in search of employment without success.
Depressed and downhearted I took to cloud nine
Revealing the speaker's state of depression and the turn to "cloud nine" for relief.
I'm doin' fine, up here on cloud nine
Asserting that the speaker is doing well on cloud nine.
Listen one more time I'm doin' fine, up here on cloud nine
Repeating the affirmation of the speaker's positive state on cloud nine.
Folks down there tell me
Indicating that people on earth advise the speaker to give life a chance.
They say, give yourself a chance son, don't let life pass you by
Acknowledging the harsh reality of life as a competitive and challenging race.
But the world of reality is a rat race where only the strongest survive
Describing the world as a survival of the fittest, a "dog eat dog" scenario.
It's a dog eat dog world, and that ain't no lie
Emphasizing the dangers of walking the streets at night.
Listen, it ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night
Reiterating the speaker's positive state on cloud nine.
I'm doin' fine, on cloud nine
Introducing the theme of cloud nine as a desirable state of being.
Let me tell you about cloud nine
Leaving a gap for a potential continuation of the narrative or theme.
Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Describing cloud nine as a place where one can be whatever they want to be.
(Cloud nine) you ain't got no responsibility
Highlighting the absence of responsibilities on cloud nine.
And every man, every man is free
Expressing the freedom of every individual on cloud nine.
(Cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality
Emphasizing the detachment from reality, being a million miles away.
I wanna say I love the life I live
Declaring love for the current lifestyle on cloud nine.
And I'm gonna live the life I love up here on cloud nine
Reaffirming the commitment to live the desired life on cloud nine.
I, I, I, I, I, I I'm riding high
Expressing a sense of euphoria and being on a high.
On cloud nine, you're as free as a bird in flight
Comparing the freedom on cloud nine to that of a bird in flight.
(Cloud nine) there's no difference between day and night
Reiterating the timeless nature of cloud nine, where day and night are indistinguishable.
(Cloud nine) it's a world of love and harmony
Describing cloud nine as a world of love and harmony.
(Cloud nine) you're a million miles from reality
Reiterating the distance from reality, being a million miles away.
Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Restating the idea that on cloud nine, one can be whatever they want to be.
Cloud nine you ain't got no responsibility
Emphasizing the lack of responsibilities on cloud nine.
Cloud nine, and every man in this world is free
Reaffirming the freedom of every individual on cloud nine.
(Cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality
Reiterating the distance from reality, being a million miles away.
(Cloud nine) you can be what you wanna be
Concluding with the idea that on cloud nine, one can be whatever they want to be.
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