The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
For today, we will take their body parts
And put them on the wall
For treated indigenously, digenously
Human right is private blue chip, pry
For treated indigenously (we're the prophetic generation)
Digenously (of bottled water, bottled water)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (causing poor populations to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there?
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you?
For treated indigenously, digenously (we lost consumer confidence)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (We lost consumer confidence in casual karma)
(Confetti, camouflage, camouflage, the flage, the flage)
For treated indigenously, digenously (We're the prophetic generation)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (of bottled water, bottled water)
(Causing poor populations to die, to die, to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there?
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you go there?
She lost her mind
Someone kicked her into the back of the line
She lost her head
When they called and said that they thought he was dead
Dreaming of screaming
Someone kick me out of my mind, I hate these thoughts I can't deny
Dreaming of screaming
Someone kick me out of my mind, I hate these thoughts I can't deny
For treated indigenously, digenously we lost consumer confidence
Human right is private blue chip, pry (in casual karma, casual karma))
For treated indigenously, digenously (Confetti, camouflage)
(We're the prophetic generation of bottled water, bottled water)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (camouflage, the flage, the flage))
(Causing poor populations to die, to die, to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you?
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na, na-na, na-na-na
Ah, ah, ah-ah
Dreamin' of screamin'
Someone kick me out of my mind
I hate these thoughts I can't deny
Dreamin' of screamin'
Someone kick me out of my mind
I hate these thoughts I can't deny
You will take the body parts and put them on the wall
And bring the dark disaster
And put them on the wall
For treated indigenously, digenously
Human right is private blue chip, pry
For treated indigenously (we're the prophetic generation)
Digenously (of bottled water, bottled water)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (causing poor populations to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there?
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you?
For treated indigenously, digenously (we lost consumer confidence)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (We lost consumer confidence in casual karma)
(Confetti, camouflage, camouflage, the flage, the flage)
For treated indigenously, digenously (We're the prophetic generation)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (of bottled water, bottled water)
(Causing poor populations to die, to die, to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there?
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you go there?
She lost her mind
Someone kicked her into the back of the line
She lost her head
When they called and said that they thought he was dead
Dreaming of screaming
Someone kick me out of my mind, I hate these thoughts I can't deny
Dreaming of screaming
Someone kick me out of my mind, I hate these thoughts I can't deny
For treated indigenously, digenously we lost consumer confidence
Human right is private blue chip, pry (in casual karma, casual karma))
For treated indigenously, digenously (Confetti, camouflage)
(We're the prophetic generation of bottled water, bottled water)
Human right is private blue chip, pry (camouflage, the flage, the flage))
(Causing poor populations to die, to die, to die)
You, you went beyond and you lost it all
Why did you go there
From beyond, you saw it all
Why did you?
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na, na-na, na-na-na
Ah, ah, ah-ah
Dreamin' of screamin'
Someone kick me out of my mind
I hate these thoughts I can't deny
Dreamin' of screamin'
Someone kick me out of my mind
I hate these thoughts I can't deny
You will take the body parts and put them on the wall
And bring the dark disaster
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I can't believe this song has not gotten much recognition. It's one of the most enlightened songs released today. It seems like "Dreaming" is about a lot of society's main faults fused into one song.
"You, you went beyond and you lost it all. Why did you go there? From beyond, you saw it all. Why did you go there?"
To me, it almost sounds like Serj and Daron are singing in despair to a dead soldier, asking him why he went to fight in a war when he saw from a distance what happens in wars, and who, in the end, benefits. It's almost like they are crying these lines to dead soldiers everywhere. Not just for the US, but for every country that has casualities resting on their shoulders.
"Dreaming of screaming Someone kick me out of my mind I hate these thoughts I can't deny"
Enlightenment comes with a lot of benefits and costs. If you are of the few that think outside the boundaries of society, you are rather enlightened. You "think outside the box made for you". However, you are burdened all in one because you are unable to fix these problems as they lie right in front of you. You're overcome with frustration as everything the world has to offer you comes surging through your neurons. "Dreaming of screaming" shows frustration at a high degree. "Someone kick me out of my mind, I hate these thoughts I can't deny" shows someone who doesn't want to be knowledgeable of all the things most people are unaware abou because of the power of this knowledge. It's almost like a burden.
"Dreaming" has got to be one of my all-time favorite System songs.