Madness
Lucius Lyrics

I had a dream where
Lucius starts the song by sharing that the story he's about to tell is from a dream.

You were standing there
Lucius addresses an unknown person, who was present in his dream.

With a gun up to my head
The unknown person in Lucius's dream is depicted holding a gun to his head.

You were asking how it felt, to which I said
Lucius reveals that the unknown person with the gun was curious about his emotions.

"I can not lie, there is a tingling down my spine"
Lucius responded honestly that he felt scared and nervous in the dream.

You have revenge, I'll have it too
Lucius expresses that if someone wants revenge on him, he will do the same back to defend himself.

What's mine is yours and yours is mine
Lucius declares an unbreakable connection to the unknown person, indicating that everything he has belongs to them and vice versa.

Then you laughed, you said I was a poet
The unknown person in the dream appreciated Lucius's ability to express himself with language, and their mood shifted from threatening to playful.

And you loved my use of words
The unknown person truly appreciated and enjoyed the language that Lucius used to respond to their question earlier.

We had better get a move on
The unknown person urges Lucius to take action and not just be stuck in fear.

Or they'll find us
The unknown person is worried that if they don't continue to move, they will be caught by someone threatening their safety.

My heartbeat didn't get a moment
Lucius is emphasizing the speed at which his heart was beating, indicating his fear and anxiety as they are trying to escape.

It was racing up the hill
Lucius adds detail about his increased heart rate, suggesting his fear was related to a physical effort (such as running up a hill).

We could be doomed
Lucius acknowledges the possibility of failure or negative consequences on their path.

Time's after us, we're after time
In a poetic way, Lucius is describing the pressure of time to escape the danger they're in and emerge victorious.

Maybe I'll drive myself to madness Spinning in circles Don't have it figured out just yet
Lucius is admitting that despite his intentions or actions, he may still end up driving himself insane, unable to escape a cycle of fear and anxiety.

Scene has changed, we're running through the airport
Lucius has shifted his dream's narrative, and now they are running through an airport.

Catching escalator rides
Lucius describes how they are moving and trying to escape the danger by using an escalator.

Down and up again
The direction they are moving continues to shift due to the obstacles in their way.

We never find the flight
Despite their best efforts, they cannot escape and make it to their intended destination.

My friend is running in her wedding dress She left her gifts behind
Lucius's dream becomes erratic and changes again, with his friend running around in her wedding dress, abandoning all her belongings.

I'll never figure out just what we're trying to find
Lucius is confessing that despite all the running and effort in his dream, he cannot recall what they were chasing or escaping from.

Time's after us, we're after time
Despite a change in scenery, Lucius's earlier metaphor of racing time applies just as much in this scene.

Wake up, it's not real life
As Lucius finishes his dream tale, he changes his tone and emphasizes to his listeners that it was just that - a dream.

It's not living, it's not living proof
Lucius reflects on the symbolic significance of his dream and its lack of validation in reality.

How do I, do I justify staying in between the lines?
Lucius raises an existential question about the lines between reality and dreams, and wonders how to stay grounded in the former.

There's just no good excuse
Lucius seems to arrive at the conclusion that there's no good reason to cling to dreams and delusions instead of reality.

Maybe I'll drive myself to madness Spinning in circles Don't have it figured out just yet
Lucius repeats the refrain he introduced earlier, reinforcing the idea that he might lose his mind trying to sort through what's real and what's not.

Maybe I'll drive myself to madness Spinning in circles Don't have it figured out just yet
The final repetition of the song's refrain encapsulates the notion of madness, which was central to Lucius's dream throughout his song.