Story Behind The Song
I woke up at 3 a.m. with the song half composed in my head. Got up and finished it.
Song Description
Song about learning about the pleasures of reality versus the nonexistent pleasures of smoke and mirrors.
| Song Length |
3:45 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Madly In Love, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
USED TO BE THAT MY DREAMS WANDERED LONG AFTER FANTASY
FOUND MY BEAUTY IN LONG DISTANCE LOVE, WHAT A TRAVESTY
AND ALL THOSE TRIPS AFTER LOVE,THEY TOOK THEIR MEASURE,THE BEST OF ME
YEAH, BUT IN THE END, TRUTH IS ALWAYS MY FRIEND, NOT MY ENEMY.
CHORUS:
SO HERE I AM NOW; I'M BACK ON THE GROUND
AIN'T PLAYING THE CLOWN WHEN IT'S ALL FALLING DOWN,
AND THERE'S NO ONE AROUND
YEAH, I'M BACK ON THE GROUND
NOWADAYS I SEE DREAMS USING COLORS THAT SWIRL AROUND
UNFAITHFUL FIGURES THAT SMILE ALL THE WHILE THEY'RE CIRCLING ROUND
BUT IN THE END WHEN THE MOMENT OF FACT MAKES ITSELF FREE
A LAST EXPLOSION OF MYTH, AND THE MIRROR SHOWS ONLY ME.
CHORUS
WHEN I WAS FLAT ON MY BACK, DISILLUSION AND DESPAIR
YOU CALLED MY BLUFF AND YOU CAME RIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE
AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS (TO) LOOK IN YOUR DREAMY EYES
YOU'D SWIRL ME TO LANDS OF COLORS AND BRIGHTEN ALL MY SKIES.
CHORUS
SO HERE I AM NOW
YEAH HERE I AM NOW
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