wake up
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Destiny paints the picture at about 9:45, I possess the image at about 10:15
Reality paints the picture at about 5:25, and I'm like how much sugar do you take in your dreams?
So I practice complicity around 9:45, yeah that's right, yeah that's right unending

Life, are you in my mind? are all my dreams mine? wake me up at 9:45
Life, do you believe in time? do you love your life? wake me up at 9:45

Destiny writes direction at about 9:45, I receive the visions at about 10:18
Reality drives perception 'till about 5 after 5, and I'm like angels always saturate your schemes
So I practice complicity around 9:45, so I dream, yes I dream, so infinite.

Life, are you in my mind? are all my dreams mine? wake me up at 9:45
Life, do you believe in time? do you love your life? wake me up at 9:45

Here's your chance to be unstable, here's your chance to be unsatisfied,
Here's your chance to dream just like me, realizing we've been fantasized
No need to Christianize me, no need to antagonize my life,
No need to actualize me, cause you've just been bitten

Destiny sings redemption at about 9:45, I can hear the symphony around 10:19,




Reality stops the music at around 5:59, and I'm like you can't change the volume in my dreams
So I practice complicity around 9:45, existing infinite limitless

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of P.U.M.'s "Wake Up" touch on the topics of fate, reality, and taking control of one's dreams. The song starts with the idea that destiny paints a picture and the singer receives the image at a specific time of 10:15, while reality paints a different picture, and the singer wonders how much sugar it takes to reconcile the two. The lyricist is implying that he is aware of the disconnect between what is and what could be, but struggles to bridge the gap between them. The mention of complicity is saying that he is willing to play along with reality's painting of the picture.


As the song progresses, the singer continues to receive visions from destiny at 10:18, but reality stops the music around 5:59. The lyrics seem to suggest that there are powers beyond our control that influence our lives, but we can choose to be complicit or fight against them. The chorus refers to waking up at 9:45, allowing the lyrics to reiterate the importance of taking control of one's life and finding one's own sense of purpose.


Later in the song, the lyrics offer a chance to be unstable and unsatisfied while also dreaming and realizing that we have been "fantasized." This appears to be a call for listeners to follow their dreams and take risks, rather than conforming to society's expectations. The song ends with destiny singing redemption, and the singer able to hear the symphony around 10:19. This suggests that the singer is ready to embrace the power of destiny, rather than resisting it, and is ready to take on new challenges.


Line by Line Meaning

Destiny paints the picture at about 9:45, I possess the image at about 10:15
My fate creates the vision at 9:45, but it takes me till 10:15 to fully understand it


Reality paints the picture at about 5:25, and I'm like how much sugar do you take in your dreams?
In reality, things are blurry at 5:25 and it confuses me how anyone can believe in something so unrealistic


So I practice complicity around 9:45, yeah that's right, yeah that's right unending
I try to align myself with fate at 9:45 and it feels right, a never-ending pursuit


Life, are you in my mind? are all my dreams mine? wake me up at 9:45
I question my existence and wonder if all my desires are truly my own. I want to awaken and find out at 9:45


Life, do you believe in time? do you love your life? wake me up at 9:45
I ask life itself if it values time and cherishes its own existence. I pray to awaken and know more at 9:45


Destiny writes direction at about 9:45, I receive the visions at about 10:18
Fate guides me at 9:45 and by 10:18 I start to understand the bigger picture


Reality drives perception 'till about 5 after 5, and I'm like angels always saturate your schemes
Reality influences my thoughts till after 5 and I wonder if people are blinded by unrealistic beliefs


So I practice complicity around 9:45, so I dream, yes I dream, so infinite.
I try to merge with fate at 9:45 and I dream, I dream limitlessly


Here's your chance to be unstable, here's your chance to be unsatisfied,
You have a chance to be unsure and dissatisfied


Here's your chance to dream just like me, realizing we've been fantasized
You can dream like me and acknowledge that our fantasies have been manufactured


No need to Christianize me, no need to antagonize my life,
Don't try to convert me or bring negativity towards my existence


No need to actualize me, cause you've just been bitten
You don't need to validate me because you have just realized your own mistake


Destiny sings redemption at about 9:45, I can hear the symphony around 10:19,
Fate sings of my salvation at 9:45 and I start to hear the music of hope by 10:19


Reality stops the music at around 5:59, and I'm like you can't change the volume in my dreams
Reality crushes my hopes at 5:59 and I realize that I am in control of my own dreams


So I practice complicity around 9:45, existing infinite limitless
I try to align myself with my fate at 9:45 and exist limitlessly and without boundaries




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: ATTRELL STEPHEN JR. CORDES, Attrell Cordes

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@writingmetal

Every important event in the world happened either before or after the release of this hit.

@CyanWatercress4

except of course the release of this song

@baneblackguard584

@@CyanWatercress4 which just proves it's importance in history.

@TheBuffaloFlats

Chicken salad sandwich was made 68 years before drop of this song

@joeschembrie9450

Source?

@TheBuffaloFlats

@@joeschembrie9450 made it up

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@wafflicious359

Can't believe this song is released after all the historical events

@arch4ngel

not to mention also being released around the same time as the Belgian techno anthem, Pump Up The Jam in 1989

@thecapricorn11

what historical events?

@marhadiasak

@@thecapricorn11watch Cunk on Earth.

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