Suburban Dreams
Twin Wild Lyrics


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The break of dawn
Release the wave
You symphonize washed away with the common day
Put your best smile on
The same one that you wear when you are gone
It's the armour you put on
If this is the suburban dream
Wake me up and send me back to the
Cerimonial fateless matchemonial nightmare

I won't be saving myself for you
In sickness or in health I'm over you
Go get you something borrowed, get you something blue
But you and I found someone new
In the nightmare for two

Well, you're a slave with a silver tongue
Sunken deep in to my heart, look what you've done
The home we've made, I know what you did when I was gone
Watch the drama carry on
From the faithless generation with an endless expectation
Ravening in, God knows enough 'bout that big chase, the mourning
You could say we've played the wedding game

I won't be saving myself for you
In sickness or in health I'm over you
Go get you something borrowed, get you something blue
But you and I found someone new

I won't be selling myself to you
I've suffered through this hell, now I know we're through
Go get you something borrowed, get you something blue
I better do the same to you
In this nightmare for two

Does he make enough for you
Enough for him to be making love to you
Does he make you laugh
With a smile on you're face like he's your other half
What's enough for you?
It's never enough

I won't be saving myself for you
In sickness or in health I'm over you
Go get you something borrowed, get you something blue
But you and I found someone new
In this nightmare for two
In this nightmare




In this nightmare
In this nightmare with you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Twin Wild's "Suburban Dreams" convey a sense of disillusionment and disappointment with a suburban lifestyle that was once considered desirable. The song starts with a metaphorical image of the break of dawn releasing a wave that symphonizes with the washed-up dreams of suburbia. The singer puts on their best smile, the same one they wear when they leave for the day, and refers to it as the armor they put on. This suggests that the suburban lifestyle is like a mask people put on to hide their true selves.


The singer then declares they won't be saving themselves for their former lover and that they have found someone new. They describe the former lover as a slave with a silver tongue who is sunken deep into their heart. The singer knows what the lover did while they were gone and is now watching the drama of the situation unfold. The lyrics suggest that the suburban dream is a sham, and the singer is ready to move on.


The lyrics also describe the pressure to conform to societal expectations, referencing the wedding game and the never-ending chase for more. The final lines of the song repeat the phrase "In this nightmare for two" as if to emphasize that two people can be trapped in a suburban nightmare.


Line by Line Meaning

The break of dawn
As the sun rises


Release the wave
Let the emotions flow


You symphonize washed away with the common day
You blend in with the mundane


Put your best smile on
Hide how you really feel


The same one that you wear when you are gone
The one that you use to cover your true emotions


It's the armour you put on
You use your smile as a defense mechanism


If this is the suburban dream
If conforming is what's expected of us


Wake me up and send me back to the Cerimonial fateless matchemonial nightmare
I'd rather go back to a meaningless, ritualistic existence than pretend to be happy here


I won't be saving myself for you
I won't hold myself back waiting for you


In sickness or in health I'm over you
I'm done with you, no matter what


Go get you something borrowed, get you something blue
Get yourself ready for the wedding


But you and I found someone new
But we've both moved on


Well, you're a slave with a silver tongue
You're a skilled manipulator


Sunken deep in to my heart, look what you've done
You've hurt me deeply


The home we've made, I know what you did when I was gone
I know you were unfaithful


Watch the drama carry on
All the conflict continues


From the faithless generation with an endless expectation
From people who have lost their faith in love and expect the worst


Ravening in, God knows enough 'bout that big chase, the mourning
All that desperation and pain from losing what we had


You could say we've played the wedding game
We've pretended to be happy in a relationship that was a charade


I won't be selling myself to you
I won't compromise my values for you


I've suffered through this hell, now I know we're through
I've been through enough, I'm done with you


I better do the same to you
I need to move on just like you did


Does he make enough for you
Does he fulfill you?


Enough for him to be making love to you
Does he satisfy you in bed?


Does he make you laugh
Does he bring you joy?


With a smile on you're face like he's your other half
Do you act like he's your perfect match?


What's enough for you?
What makes you truly happy?


It's never enough
You always want more


In this nightmare for two
We're both stuck in this unhappy relationship


In this nightmare
Our current situation is a living nightmare


In this nightmare with you
We're both suffering together




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