Lucid Dreams
Franz Ferdinand Lyrics

Sweep slides on my stereo
The singers are playing music with a smooth and effortless sound

Short wave 'round my rodeo
Radio waves are broadcasting around the hometown of the singer

Became from that of Savalon
The music originates from the town of Savalon

But I'm flying to Istanbul
Even though the music has its roots in Savalon, the singer is currently dreaming of flying to Istanbul

Oh so why don't you meet me, there?
The singer invites someone to join him in his dream of going to Istanbul

There is no nation of you
The singer acknowledges that everyone is unique and cannot be classified as belonging to a particular nation

There is no nation of me
The singer believes that he too cannot be categorised based on his nationality

Our only nation lives in Lucid Dreams
The only place where the singer and the addressee can truly connect and understand one another is in their shared dreams

Lucid Dreams
The dreams the singer refers to are very vivid and clear

I'm living in Lucid Dreams
The singer is currently experiencing his dreams as though they were reality

I'm living on short based dreams tonight
The dreams the singer is experiencing tonight are brief and fleeting

I'll dial Alexandria
The singer is referencing the ancient city of Alexandria to convey a sense of exoticism and wonder

If you dial into Ithaca
Ithaca is a mythical location often associated with Odysseus, and the singer is using this as a way to say 'if you go on a journey'

South fisher, German bite
This line is difficult to decipher, but it could be interpreted as 'I'm going fishing in the south but with a German twist'

I skate on the world tonight
The singer sees himself gliding over the surface of the globe, unhindered by geography or borders

Oh so why don't you come along?
The singer is again inviting someone to join him in his dream world

I'm gonna give my aimless love
The singer is expressing his intention to direct his love towards a particular person or goal

My angry heart
The singer is acknowledging that he has feelings of anger that also need to be addressed

My desire
The singer is confessing that he has strong desires that he cannot ignore

I woke with wings from Lucid Dreams
The singer feels as though he just woke up from a life-changing experience in his dreams

I knew the reason I felt hollow
The singer has been struggling with a sense of emptiness or lack of purpose, but now he knows why

Was it I may never know
The singer is not sure if he will ever truly understand what caused his feelings of emptiness

If there is some great truth or not
The singer is unsure if there is an ultimate truth or meaning to life

I'm living in a short wave stream tonight
The singer is again experiencing brief and fleeting dreams, as though they are being transmitted via a short wave radio signal

Now there is just plain mystery
The singer is accepting that some things will always remain mysterious and unexplainable