I'd Rather Sleep
Kero Kero Bonito Lyrics
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I'd rather sleep than stay awake
Trees used to talk to me
Now I know what's real and what is fake
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
Are we from outer space?
This starts to feel like the right place
Ever tried anything
Just to be a kid once again
Just to be a kid again
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
Just to be a kid again
La la la la la la la
In Kero Kero Bonito's song I'd Rather Sleep, the lyrics portray a sense of detachment from reality and a longing to escape into sleep or childhood. The singer admits to feeling "funny" and prefers to sleep rather than stay awake, indicating a desire to retreat from the world. The line "Trees used to talk to me" could suggest a previous time of innocence or magical thinking. However, the singer now knows what's real and what's fake, possibly indicating a loss of that innocence.
The song also introduces the idea of being from outer space, which could be interpreted as feeling like an outsider or not fitting in with society. The sentiment of wanting to be a kid again is a common theme in modern pop culture, as it represents a time of freedom, imagination, and innocence. The line "Just to be a kid once again" highlights a longing for the past, perhaps a simpler time with less responsibility.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel so funny these days
I am experiencing a peculiar emotional state lately
I'd rather sleep than stay awake
I prefer to be in a state of unconsciousness than be alert
Trees used to talk to me
I used to get imaginary signals from trees
Now I know what's real and what is fake
I have a clear distinction between truth and falsehood now
Are we from outer space?
Do we belong to extraterrestrial origins?
This starts to feel like the right place
This feels like the appropriate spot for me
Ever tried anything
Have you ever experimented something?
Just to be a kid once again
To relive childhood memories for a moment
Just to be a kid again
To rekindle the joys and carefreeness of childhood
La la la la la la la
Verbal expression of musical melody
Contributed by Dylan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Heyseel
I'd rather go to sleep than stay awake
@dafurrycalledgrey6592
I feel so funny these days
I'd rather sleep than stay awake
Trees used to talk to me
Now I know what's real and what is fake
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
Are we from outer space?
This doesn't feel like the right place
And we'll try anything
Just to be a kid once again
Just to be a kid again
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
Just to be a kid again
@freeobotpls
the song doesnt really have any suicidal/depression-esque lyrics, so in my opinion, its just a nice little song that perfectly fits the feeling sadness about the childhood that is gone
also da shark do be pogging doe
@A_Dog_Named_Vox
My personal interpretation:
- Note that, along with the song's title and the line "Just to be a kid again", another line is also repeated throughout the chorus: "Now I know what's real what's fake".
-- In my opinion, this holds great importance in the song's theme: the contrasting "real" and "fake" can be referring to "practical" - symbolizing the more realistic life as an adult, and "imaginary" - symbolizing the more ethereal life as a kid.
-- This essentially means that, as the singer grows up, they learn to be practical while slowly lose grasp on their own creativity.
- Four of the lines in the song can be interpreted differently with this logic:
-- "Trees used to talk to me" refers to the singer's imaginations in their youth. Personifying inanimate objects occurs often in children when they play with their toys or "imaginary friends".
-- "Are we from outer space" can be a question the singer's childish self is asking. They are questioning why the practical world feels so alien after growing up. "Outer space" can be referring to the imaginations since it is generally appealing to many children. (Every kid once wanted to be an astronaut...)
-- "Just to be a kid again" refers to being able to imagine again.
-- "Rather sleep than keep awake" refers to dreaming, entering a world created in your own mind, rather than facing reality.
Remember, I am not trying to disprove any other theories as being wrong, and this is just my personal opinions. Thank you for reading because this comment miiiight be a bit long and very confusing.
@theoneandonlygluedude
I feel so funny these days
I'd rather sleep than stay awake.
Trees used to talk to me
Now I know what's real and what is fake. Now I know what's real, what's fake.
Rather sleep than stay awake.
Are we from outer space?
This doesn't feel like the right place. And we'll try anything, just to be a kid once again.
Just to be a kid again.
Now I know what's real, what's fake. Rather sleep than stay awake. Just to be a kid again.
La la la la la la la
@nikoajules-johnson7664
I feel so funny these days
I'd rather sleep than stay awake
Trees used to talk to me
Now I know what's real and what is fake
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
[Verse 2]
Are we from outer space?
This doesn't feel like the right place
And we'll try anything
Just to be a kid once again
Just to be a kid again
[Outro]
Now I know what's real, what's fake
Rather sleep than stay awake
Just to be a kid again
La la la la la la la
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@senyulove8350
Y'all are gonna forgive me, but I feel like this talks about depression, most specifically, about one of it's characteristics traits, that is to sleep to forget your problems.
"I feel so funny this days."
She feels sad and unmotivated, but she doesn't know how to express it.
"I'd rather sleep than stay awake."
Obviously, to foget her problems, she rather sleep.
"Trees used to talk to me."
I think that this is a metaphor, about how when she used to be younger the world used to be like fantasy, and how her mind used to be so much cheerful and happy.
"Now I know what's real and what it's fake."
She means that know she can see that the world isn't and never was how she used to remember, it's completely sad to her.
"Now I know what's real and what it's fake, I'd rather sleep than stay awake."
In here is a cycle, she feels unmotivated to see how much problems she has as an adult, so she decides to sleep to forget her problems.
"Are we from outer space? This doesn't feel like the real space." She starts to sleep less than before 'cause she starts to have existencial crisis because of her insomnia.
"And we'll try anything, just to be a kid, once again."
She realizes that she has depression, and she feels disappointed, at the point that the only thing she wants is to be a kid again.
And here it ends the storie, repeating the cycle of not being able to solve her problems so she decides to sleep, and only wanting to be a kid again.
@happy_artist.
2015:kool song
2016: a song
2017: good times
2018: wonderful memories
2019:edgy trends,scary songs
2020: the cake is a lie!
2021: weird core!
2022: the times we only remember childhood memories
2023: huh time flies so fast didn't even noticed its already 2023 i felt like time is a lightning strike that came so fast...
2024: a old song that contains memories
2025: (coming after 10 months)
@wandeingwaterrunningriver
It's an unpopular fact that people who want so bad to grow up end up being the saddest people
@zombie2356
Not relatable, when I was 6 years old, I already knew, that being adult sucks, and dear Lord I was right xD
@NeonNY_
I'm 19 and I hate my life
@S3r0t0nin
Fr...
@mimi-milkymulti_fandoms6735
I'm 13 I WANNA BE A KID AGAIN PLEASE ๐ญ
Edit: ok I get it that we still a kid at 13 but it's because I miss the old times and I feel like an adult even though I'm young, now I 14 this year and I wanna say thank you very much to making me smile :)
@dunno._.2484
@@mimi-milkymulti_fandoms6735 mh well that still counts
@DucktorQuackers
If adulthood had a theme song this would be it.
@fuzzy5895
Ducktor Quack true
@Germ357
Lmao