Once In A Lifetime
Lights And Sounds Lyrics

The decks just build and break
The party is in full swing with music blaring, but it won't last forever

Everybody takes
Everyone is having their turn to enjoy the experience

Here I stand waiting to be moved
The singer is waiting for a deeper connection with the experience

Just a problem solved
All worries are set aside for the moment and nothing else matters

Slowly it dissolves
The experience will come to an end over time

The crowd that I'm passing through
The singer is navigating through the crowd, trying to connect with something or someone

It feels so good to feel
The temporary escape from reality provides a euphoric feeling

There's nothing here that's real
The singer is aware that the experience is temporary and not grounded in reality

For once in your life
The singer invites the listener to experience the temporary, escapist joy at least once in their life

Are you part of this machine
The singer questions whether the listener is just another cog in the party machine

Are you living in this dream
The singer questions whether the listener is fully present in the experience and taking it all in

Are you at where I'm at
The singer wonders whether the listener is also trying to connect with something or someone deeper

Everyone is fixed
The people at the party are all focused on the same goal: escape

And callings to the sky
People are lost in a trance, reaching for something beyond their grasp

From 2am to 6
The experience will last until the early hours of the morning

A candy-coated high
The experience is like a sweet, but short-lived high

In the dawn it was clear
As the morning light breaks through, the temporary nature of the experience becomes clear

You were lost in the night
The singer can see that the listener was swept up in the experience and disconnected from reality

In the calm that was here
With the party dying down, a sense of calm begins to set in

As you're washed in the light
The morning light brings a sense of clarity to the experience

And glad it feels so good to feel
Despite the temporary nature of the experience, the singer still feels grateful for the escape

There is nothing here that's real
The singer reminds the listener that the experience wasn't grounded in reality

Do you honestly believe
The singer challenges the listener to reflect honestly on the experience

You could ever leave
The singer questions whether the listener is addicted to the temporary joy and unable to leave

Any time that you want
The singer encourages the listener to leave the experience behind whenever they choose

Did you find something deeper
The singer wonders whether the listener found anything meaningful or profound during the escape

Something profound
The singer suggests that the escape could have offered an opportunity for deep reflection or change

It's hard to make sense
The experience may have been confusing or overwhelming for the listener to process

Kids sprawled on the ground
The aftermath of the party includes people passed out or still lost in the escape

Is your new god in front of you
The singer questions whether the temporary escape became an unhealthy obsession or addiction

This electrical storm
The singer compares the intensity of the experience to an electrical storm

Are you dead or reborn
The singer questions whether the listener was transformed or simply addicted to the escape

The sun's coming up
The temporary escape is coming to an end as the morning light arrives

As we're coming down
The intensity of the experience is fading as reality sets back in