Just Another Day
Oingo Boingo Lyrics

There's life underground...
The world is full of hidden things and secrets.

I feel it all around,
I am aware of the world's hidden mystery.

I feel it in my bones,
I am intimately and strongly connected to the world and its mystery.

My life is on the line,
My life is always precariously balanced.

When I'm away from home.
When I leave my comfort zone, the world's mystery is forefront.

When I step out the door,
When I leave my home, I enter into a new, unpredictable world.

The jungle is alive...
The world outside is full of dangers and life.

I do not trust my ears,
I am wary of the things I hear because they may be lies or misrepresentations.

I don't believe my eyes.
I am suspicious of the things I see because they may not be accurate representations of the world.

I will not fall in love,
I am afraid of the dangers of love and attachment.

I cannot risk the bet,
I know that the risks of loving someone are high.

Cause hearts are fragile toys,
Because people are easily hurt and broken.

So easy to forget.
It is easy to lose touch with people and their problems.

It's just another day,
Each day is an unremarkable event.

There's murder in the air...
The world is full of violence and deadly intentions.

It drags me when I walk,
The darkness and violence in the world weighs on me.

I smell it everywhere.
The ever-present smell of violence is inescapable.

Where people cling to light,
People try to find hope in the midst of darkness and violence.

To drive away the fear,
To overcome their fears in the face of overwhelming darkness and danger.

That comes with every night...
The fears and dangers come out at night.

When people wake from dreams,
People wake up from their nightly dreams.

With voices in their ears,
They hear voices that may be remnants of their dreams or inner thoughts.

That will not go away...
The voices linger and persist, unable to be silenced.

I had a dream last night,
The artist has a vivid dream memory.

The world was set on fire.
The world as we know it is ending.

And everywhere I ran,
The singer tries to escape the fiery destruction.

There wasn't any water...
The singer is unable to find anything to put out the fires.

The temperature increased,
The destructive forces are getting stronger and more pervasive.

The sky was crimson red,
The world is full of danger and bloodshed.

The clouds turned into smoke,
Even the peaceful clouds are turning into the destructive forces of smoke.

And everyone was dead.
The world and its inhabitants are destroyed and gone.

But there's a smile on my face,
Despite the destruction, the artist remains hopeful and upbeat.

For everyone...
The hope and change is for all people.

There's a golden coin,
The value of life and happiness is precious, like gold.

That reflects the sun...
The hope and happiness of life is bright, like the sun.

There's a lonely place,
There is an unescapable loneliness in the world.

That's always cold...
The loneliness is persistent and relentless.

There's a place in the stars,
There is hope, even in something far away and mystical.

For when you get old.
The hope and happiness is familiar and constant, even in old age.

There's razors in my bed,
The artist is plagued by dangerous thoughts and nightmares.

That come out late at night.
The nightmares and disturbances come out in the hidden, solitary moments.

They always disappear,
The disturbances disappear before the morning comes or before light shines on them.

Before the morning light!
Before the day starts and everything is illuminated, the disturbances and nightmares are gone.

I'm dreaming again,
The artist is having a recurring dream or trouble with disturbing thoughts.

Of life underground...
The artist is fascinated and disturbed by the secrets and hidden things in the world.

It doesn't ever move,
The underground and hidden things are constant and persistent.

It doesn't make a sound.
The hidden things are silent and invisible, but always there.

And just when I think
The artist has fitful moments of hope and security.

That things are in their place,
When things seem calm and secure.

The heavens are secure,
The singer believes in a higher power or spiritual notion of security and peace.

The whole thing explodes in my face!
Everything the singer thought was secure and safe is blown apart and destroyed.