Dream On
K.S. Ratliff and Black Magic Lyrics
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Of things we never thought we'd ever be
Meanwhile, over by the riverside
Things grow
Dreams just, dreams just are a fallacy
Of truth filtered through a drama scene
Spend time moving through the undergrowth
And you'll know
Wake up, emotional fatality
Blue lights alter your reality
As it goes
I'll pray for you, I'll be your friend
But nothing more tonight
I'll stay with you until it's done
But nothing more tonight
Dreams just, dreams just are a memory
Of things we never thought we'd ever be
Meanwhile, over by the riverside
Things know
Dreams lust, passion for a silhouette
Push through fingers on the water's edge
Wake up spiritual masochist
It's time to go
I'll pray for you, I'll be your friend
But nothing more tonight
I'll stay with you until it's done
But nothing more tonight
I'll pray for you, I'll be your friend
But nothing more tonight
I'll stay with you until it's done
But nothing more tonight
The lyrics to K.S. Ratliff and Black Magic's song "Dream On" describe the experience of someone who appears to be in a state of suspended animation, or cryo-sleep, and dreams vividly during that time. The opening lines set the mood for this surreal experience, as the person stands by a window watching a green star, smoking a final cigar as they contemplate the immediate future. When they finally go to bed, they remain unconscious for 27 years, experiencing what feels like one long night.
The lyrics then take a sudden twist as the person is startled awake by a perceived attack from their daughter, despite not having any children or a wife. Confused, they get into their car and watch TV, trying to make sense of what is going on. It is revealed that the person was actually on a trip to another planet and in cryo-sleep, with all that they experienced being just a dream.
The final lines of the song, "Dream within a dream Inside my head It's so extreme The things I've seen How could it be But a dream within a dream?" suggest that the person is left questioning the reality of their experiences, wondering if they truly happened or if they were just a creation of their own mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Standing by the window
I am gazing out the window.
Watching a green star
I am observing a green star.
Thinking about the immediate future
I am pondering about what will come next.
Smoking a final cigar
I am smoking my last cigar.
The autopilot is running the ship
The ship is in automatic mode.
I turn off the light
I switch off the light.
And go to bed for 27 years
I sleep for almost three decades.
That will feel like one night
I will feel like I only slept for one night.
Close my eyes
I shut my eyelids.
Fall asleep
I enter a state of slumber.
Feeling strange
I feel peculiar.
Into the deep
I descend into the depths of unconsciousness.
All of a sudden, we're under attack
Suddenly, we come under attack.
My daughter is aiming at me
My offspring is pointing a weapon at me.
I wake up, jump into my car
I awaken and quickly get into my car.
And watch a little TV
I turn on the television for a brief while.
Hold on a second, what's going on?!
Wait a minute, what is happening?!
I don't have any kids or a wife!
I realize I do not possess any children or a spouse.
I was on a trip to another planet
I recall being on a journey to a different world.
I don't recognize this life
This life is unfamiliar to me.
My first time
I am doing something for the first time.
In a cryo-bed
I am lying in a bed designed for cryogenic sleep.
No side-effects
I experience no negative outcomes.
So they said
As I was informed.
Dream within a dream
A dream that takes place within a dream.
Inside my head
It exists in my mind.
It's so extreme
It is incredibly intense.
The things I've seen
The sights I have witnessed.
How could it be
How could it be possible?
But a dream within a dream?
Is it simply a dream within a dream?
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Alexander King
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