Sugar Candy Mountain are a psychedelic duo from Oakland, California, princi… Read Full Bio ↴Sugar Candy Mountain are a psychedelic duo from Oakland, California, principally made up of founders Ash Reiter (vocals and keyboard) and Will Halsey (guitar and drums) as a recording project in 2010. Now, with their latest LP Mystic Hits - a 13-track concoction of reverb-heavy jams - released late 2013, they have added Bryant Dennison (guitar), Tom Edler (bass) and Mike Fortes (vocals and keys) to their ensemble. Citing Os Mutantes and The Beach Boys among their inspirations, their dreamy sound fuses together pieces of surf-rock with astro-pop. They previously released their first self-titled LP in February 2011 followed up a year later with Pepper.

Tired
Sugar Candy Mountain Lyrics

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Why am I tired all the time?
Not that I really mind
It's just another kind of life for me
Dreams creep in on tender feet
They rob me while I sleep of everything that's dear to me

Here where everything's so clear
The world's a perfect sphere

Floats by and disappears

Now with clarity of mind a truth of different kind
Is crawling up my spine

Overall Meaning

The song "Tired" by Sugar Candy Mountain is about the feeling of being tired even when you are not physically exhausted. The lyrics begin by questioning why the singer is always tired, even though they don't seem to mind. It's like the fatigue has become a part of their life now. The second line of the stanza implies that being tired is another kind of life for the singer. The singer feels like they are living in a different world that is always clouded in sleep.

The next two lines talk about how dreams creep in on tender feet and rob them of everything dear to them. This could mean their dreams are unfulfilled or that they cannot remember their dreams, and the feeling they get is that they have lost something valuable. In the second stanza, the singer suggests they have clarity of mind and that they see the world for what it is, a perfect sphere. They feel like life goes by quickly and disappears.

The last two lines suggest that the singer is experiencing a truth that is different from what they knew before. Now, this truth is creeping up their spine, and they feel it in their bones. It is not clear what this truth is, but it may relate to the feeling of being tired all the time.

Line by Line Meaning

Why am I tired all the time?
I often feel exhausted and drained with no apparent reason

Not that I really mind
Although exhaustion often plagues me, I've grown accustomed and accepting of my state

It's just another kind of life for me
This continuous tiredness is now a way of life, a new normal for me

Dreams creep in on tender feet
As soon as I dose off, dreams fill my mind silently and gently

They rob me while I sleep of everything that's dear to me
Unfortunately, my dreams usually involve the loss of things precious and valuable to me

Here where everything's so clear
In reality, everything is crystal clear - there is no confusion or ambiguity

The world's a perfect sphere
The sphere of the world is absolutely round and complete

Floats by and disappears
The world moves about slowly and gradually fades away

Now with clarity of mind a truth of different kind
With a clear mind, a brand new reality is exposed

Is crawling up my spine
A new, undiscovered realization is slowly but surely making its way up my spine

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