Nightmare
Gone Baby Gone Lyrics


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You took a look around and there you saw
Everything you ever asked for.....
Then you woke up
And now another tortured day of seeing
Somebody else doing everything that you always wanted
Yet you're uninvited

Wake up, you should know better then that
Sit down, speak when you're spoken to
You're much too young to have opinions
I thought growing up was supposed to be fun

But this is such a Nightmare
Honey whatcha doing if you don't care
Then why you gotta go and ruin everything
Are you satisfied...so if i shut my eyes...
Then maybe this will only be a nightmare

And now you think you thought you saw her there
With argyle knee-highs and contrasting colors in her hair
And now another tortured night of knowing
Whispered words and candles glowing without you there....
Life's so unfair

Wake up, know what you're fighting for
Time won't ease up on the timid
So stand up and run, you've got your gun
I thought growing up was supposed to be fun....

But this is such a Nightmare
Honey whatcha doing if you don't care
Then why you gotta go and ruin everything
Are you satisfied...so if i shut my eyes...
Then maybe this will only be a nightmare

It's everything you ever asked for........(repeated)

But this is such a Nightmare
Honey whatcha doing if you don't care
Then why you gotta go and ruin everything
Are you satisfied...so if i shut my eyes...
Then maybe this will only be a nightmare





If you don't care, then why you gotta go and ruin everything
And everyone's good time....but maybe this was all just in my mind.....

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Gone Baby Gone's song "Nightmare" talk about the feelings of dissatisfaction, frustration, and desperation that come with a dream that falls apart. The song looks at the turmoil that one goes through when they see the life they always wanted but don't have, and they can't seem to attain. The opening lines "You took a look around and there you saw, everything you ever asked for.....then you woke up" summarize the song's theme. It speaks about how life is never perfect and how the things that we dream of may never be achievable or within reach. The lyrics are a wake-up call that much too young to have opinions, but they are asked to sit down, speak when spoken to.


The singer goes on to speak about the conflict between the ideal life and the real one. The lyrics mention that growing up is supposed to be fun, but the song might suggest otherwise. Life may be cruel and unfair without any coherence between what one hopes for and what one gets. The lyrics say, "It's everything you ever asked for…but it's such a nightmare."


The chorus of the song accentuates the feeling of disillusionment with life. The singer asks their partner, "Honey whatcha doing if you don't care, then why you gotta go and ruin everything? Are you satisfied?" The line "Then maybe this will only be a nightmare" seems to hint that one is hoping for a chance to wake up and make things right. The chorus also portrays frustration and desperation's emotions, and one is questioning why things aren't going according to the plans they made.


Line by Line Meaning

You took a look around and there you saw
You surveyed your surroundings and everything in view was precisely how you envisioned it.


Everything you ever asked for.....
You got all the things you wanted so badly.


Then you woke up
But it wasn't real; it was just a dream.


And now another tortured day of seeing
You are forced to witness someone else carrying out actions that you longed to do.


Somebody else doing everything that you always wanted
Someone else always gets to do the things you dreamt of.


Yet you're uninvited
You are unwelcome in those situations.


Wake up, you should know better then that
You should be aware that your reality doesn't match your dreams.


Sit down, speak when you're spoken to
You're too immature to have your own thoughts and opinions.


You're much too young to have opinions
You're still too inexperienced to voice your own ideas.


I thought growing up was supposed to be fun
You expected adulthood to be more enjoyable.


But this is such a Nightmare
But in reality, life is terrifying.


Honey whatcha doing if you don't care
Why do you take action if you're indifferent to the outcome?


Then why you gotta go and ruin everything
Why must you cause chaos and upset?


Are you satisfied...so if i shut my eyes...
Is this what you wanted? I'll try ignoring it and hope it goes away.


Then maybe this will only be a nightmare
Maybe it isn't actually real.


And now you think you thought you saw her there
You believe you glimpsed the person you desired.


With argyle knee-highs and contrasting colors in her hair
Wearing the patterned socks and different coloured hair as you imagine.


And now another tortured night of knowing
Now you have to spend another agonising evening being familiar with something that is out of reach.


Whispered words and candles glowing without you there....
Secret conversations and candles burning in the absence of your company.


Life's so unfair
It's deeply unjust


Wake up, know what you're fighting for
You have to recognise what you're working so hard to achieve.


Time won't ease up on the timid
Time will not be generous to those who are unable to seize opportunity.


So stand up and run, you've got your gun
It's time to take action and combat your adversaries.


But this is such a Nightmare
Nevertheless, it's still a horrific reality


Honey whatcha doing if you don't care
If you don't care, why bother doing anything at all?


If you don't care, then why you gotta go and ruin everything
If you truly don't care, what's the purpose of destroying every good vibe around?


And everyone's good time....
Why do you have to muddle up everyone's good mood?


But maybe this was all just in my mind.....
But maybe none of this is real.




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