I keep on looking through the looking glass
And I want to fall on through
Out of the real world to a happy day
Out of the wreckage that I do

I keep on dreamin' because I can even though my eyes don't close
I keep on trippin' because its free to a place I only know
I keep on dreamin' because I can even though my eyes don't close
I keep on slippin' out of this life

Still my hand won't go to the other side
My boney fingers stay locked here
The glass is cold when I touch my face
But I can taste my salty tears

I keep on dreamin' because I can even though my eyes don't close
I keep on trippin' because its free to a place I only know
I keep on dreamin' because I can even though my eyes don't close
I keep on slippin' out of this life waiting for the drapes to close

Mirror mirror won't you kiss my cheek
And tell me I'll be okay
And warm my spirit with your sugar lips
And help me wait for another day


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    This seems like the timeless piece on this album.

    I can never get sick of listening to it.
    Everytime I do listen to it, I can't help but feel the same intensity of somberness everytime.

    The underlying meaning seems simple to me. That this girl doesn't feel a part of this world, and that all she wishes is to fall away into her dream world.

    I read this and totally don't think that this is about a girl who needs to grow up and stop her imagination.

    I see this as someone who actually doesn't fit this world. That she recollects something so beautiful in her past... and she just wants to get back to it.

    Only reason I see it... is I feel it myself.

    To get back to where I belong...

    chino69on September 27, 2004   Link

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