Nightmare
Nick Rose Lyrics

Oh mother, oh Father
Addressing parental figures, expressing concern for the state of the world.

What's going on with our sons and our daughters
Questioning the state of the youth and what troubles they face.

What's that in the air, something's in the water
Observing that something about the environment is contributing to the world's problems.

I can tell
Having insight into the issues at hand.

This world is a nuisance
Viewing the world as a difficult and unpleasant place.

All these eyes look upon me so ruthless
Feeling judged and criticized by others without sympathy.

I'm just trying to find where the groove went
Searching for a sense of joy and stability in the midst of chaos.

To stay alive, oh
Necessity to keep going despite the difficulties in the world.

I've been running in circles
Feeling stuck repeating the same patterns without an escape.

I can't sleep, and when I do
Struggling with insomnia and restless sleep.

It's a nightmare, and I
Describing the quality of their sleep as terrible and plagued with nightmares.

Wake up with hope that you might care
Longing for someone to care and understand their struggles.

Oh, where were you
Questioning where their support system was when they needed them.

When I was sinking and crying for help
Recounting a time of deep suffering and pain with no one to turn to.

I'm trying to yell, but I'm dying as well
Expressing the difficulty in getting others to understand their struggles while still battling them internally.

So why even put up a fight
Questioning the point of continuing to struggle against the world's problems.

They only love me when I dance with a smile
Feeling pressure to appear happy and unbothered in order to please others.

I put on this mask as I'm living in denial
Admitting to hiding their true feelings and experiences from themselves and others.

These bodies going viral but end up in the same ground
Musing on the futility of social media fame in the face of death and mortality.

As this wretched blue planet I stand on right now
Viewing the world as a site of suffering and despair.

It's a mess out there
Summing up the chaos and confusion in the world.

I don't wanna be alone, can't second guess out there
Fearful of facing the world's problems alone and lacking the confidence to face them.

One second, flip the phone, everybody's stressed out there
Pointing out the all-encompassing nature of stress and anxiety in society.

I'm just another passerby
Feeling insignificant and small in the face of the world's vast problems.

Sick and tired always asking why, asking why, asking why
Feeling overwhelmed and exasperated by the endless, unanswerable questions about the state of the world.

Dying, why
Expressing the despair and hopelessness that is felt when contending with the world's problems.