Lee Dewyze attended an alternative high school but states that music and his teachers were his inspiration to go back to his studies. Before Idol, DeWyze worked as a paint salesclerk. His musical influences include Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Ben Harper, and Simon & Garfunkel.
DeWyze's career began when he was 16 or 17, after he met Louis Svitek, owner of WuLi Records, and Ryan McGuire of the Virginia Gentlemen. Lee DeWyze auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with the song "Ain't No Sunshine", which was also covered by Kris Allen. During Hollywood week, his group included Aaron Kelly and Crystal Bowersox, who all made it into the Top 24. During the first week, he performed "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, which was praised by Simon Cowell. The next week he sang "Lips of an Angel", which did not get the same response as his first performance but was good enough to get him into the top 16. His third song, "Fireflies", came as a surprise and was generally liked by the viewers, critics, and the judges.
After making it to the Top 12, DeWyze performed Beast of Burden during The Rolling Stones week. For the Top 11's theme, Billboard #1 Hits, DeWyze performed The Letter by the The Box Tops. The following week DeWyze performed Treat Her Like a Lady impressing mentor Usher and all four judges including Cowell who said that "This is the night that your life may have changed forever." For the Top 9 week Lee performed Hey Jude by The Beatles. His closest friend is his fellow roomate, Andrew Garcia.
Imagination
Lee DeWyze Lyrics
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And all I found was me
Waste of time
Who do you belong to?
One light with the dark
And the rest go out
Does anybody know?
Where I'm gonna go,
You never know
And we're all just figments of imagination
We circled then drained away
To the center was the story again
Never ceases to avoid me
Where do you draw the line?
Love starts in a bottle of wine,
Overdone but never overdone
Does anybody know?
Cause I don't
Where we're gonna know,
You never know.
And we're all just figments of imagination
Who said where it was black?
Where do you go when you slip between the cracks?
Cause I don't and you know
But does anybody know
Does anybody know?
Cause I don't
Where we're gonna go,
You never know
And we're all figments of imagination
Lee DeWyze's Imagination is a song that touches on the theme of finding oneself and the search for answers. The opening line "I went to the edge of the world to find you, And all I found was me" implies that the singer embarked on a journey to seek something or someone, but eventually found himself in the process. The line "Waste of time, who do you belong to?" suggests a degree of disillusionment and confusion, perhaps indicating that the quest did not yield the desired results.
The chorus "And we're all just figments of imagination" reinforces the idea that reality may not be as straightforward as it seems, and that our perception of it is subjective. The line "Love starts in a bottle of wine, Overdone but never overdone" hints at the complexity of relationships, and how they can be both fulfilling and destructive. The bridge "Who said where it was black? Where do you go when you slip between the cracks?" alludes to the idea of the unknown and the possibility of something beyond what we can see or understand.
Overall, the song deals with the themes of self-discovery, disillusionment, and the ambiguity of reality. It suggests that life is a journey of exploration and that the answers we seek may not always be clear or easy to find.
Line by Line Meaning
I went to the edge of the world to find you
I searched far and wide just to be with you
And all I found was me
But in the end, all I found was myself
Waste of time
It was all for nothing
Who do you belong to?
I want to know who has your heart
One light with the dark
There is always hope amidst the darkness
And the rest go out
Everything else may seem hopeless
Does anybody know?
Is there anyone who truly understands?
Cause I don't
Because I certainly don't
Where I'm gonna go, You never know
I can't predict my future path
And we're all just figments of imagination
In the grand scheme of things, our lives are just fleeting ideas
We circled then drained away
Our paths may lead us back to the beginning
To the center was the story again
Our stories may have a common center
Never ceases to avoid me
But I can never seem to grasp it
Where do you draw the line?
What is the boundary between right and wrong?
Love starts in a bottle of wine, Overdone but never overdone
The love between two people can be intoxicating, but it can never be too much
Who said where it was black?
Who determined what is dark and what is light?
Where do you go when you slip between the cracks?
What happens when we fall between the cracks of society?
But does anybody know
Does anyone truly have the answer?
Where we're gonna go, You never know
The future is always uncertain
And we're all figments of imagination
Our lives are just temporary ideas in the grand timeline of the universe
Lyrics © Freibank Musikverlags und vermarktungs GmbH, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
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