Afraid Or Relieved
Dystopian Dreams: Embracing the Ambiguity of 'Afraid Or Relieved'
Lyrics
Yeah!
Expressing affirmation or agreement.
Last night I felt down
Describing an emotional state of feeling down.
I dreamt that everybody suddenly died
Recounting a dream where everyone suddenly died.
I couldn't breathe 'cause I was chocked by this sight (Sight!)
Feeling breathless and disturbed by the vividness of the dream.
Millions of people died
Continuation of the dream scenario with millions of people dying.
I guess it was a vision, nothing change
Suggesting that it was a vision, implying a prophetic or symbolic nature.
I can't decide if I was, happy or sad
Expressing confusion about the emotional response to the dream.
Afraid or relieved
Reflecting on conflicting emotions—whether feeling afraid or relieved.
(Alone or deceived)
Introducing additional emotional states—alone or deceived.
I'm feeling empty
Describing a sense of emptiness.
Belongs to me
Suggesting a personal connection to the emptiness.
Nightmare or vision
Pondering whether the experience was a nightmare or a vision.
Or self-destruction
Introducing the possibility of self-destruction as a theme.
Destruction
Reiterating the destructive theme.
Last night was strange
Describing another strange occurrence in a dream.
I saw everyone all around me
Observing the disappearance of everyone around.
Disappear, in a pool of blood (Blood!)
Depicting a gruesome scene with a pool of blood.
Everything was dead
Continuation of the vision, emphasizing death and destruction.
It was a vision of future if nothing changes
Speculating that this is a vision of the future if nothing changes.
I can't decide if I was, happy or sad
Revisiting the emotional confusion about happiness or sadness.
Afraid or relieved
Reflecting on the dual emotions of being afraid or relieved.
(Alone or deceived)
Repeating the emotional states—alone or deceived.
I'm feeling empty
Reiterating the feeling of emptiness.
Belongs to me
Emphasizing a personal connection to the emptiness.
Nightmare or vision
Questioning whether the experience is a nightmare or a vision.
Or self-destruction
Reintroducing the theme of self-destruction.
Destruction
Reaffirming the concept of destruction.
Are your ready, to destroy, all their f**king plans?
Issuing a provocative statement, challenging readiness to disrupt plans.
I'm feeling empty
Repeating the feeling of emptiness.
Belongs to me
Reiterating a personal connection to the emptiness.
Nightmare or vision
Pondering whether the experience is a nightmare or a vision.
Or self-destruction
Reiterating the theme of self-destruction.
Self-destruction
Reaffirming the concept of self-destruction.
Oh!
Exclaiming in response to the experiences described.
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