In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
My painted face, I'm a clown,
And I'm laughing while my dream turns into a nightmare,
Fade away, I'm asleep,
Not too deep
The walls of night have left me scarred
The broken glass I stepped on, twice.
The ardent spirits' rusty edge, decapitate me
I can't sleep, fear darkness
Go through the motions, did I fall asleep?
I'm bowling, the old nine pin, a sign unwanted
Now I'm a target, I'm hot and frozen,
Stormy rain I'm stuck in an elevator
Wet from the muddy water,
Breathing hot air, winds convey me
Bababababaaaa
The number talks and I cry in my own Hell
Bababababaaaa
Wide awake, I'm asleep, see a friend as a ghost
I'm skating with a seal,
The tarantula, the fly, the broken ring
The dusty little flea
An ugly giant, a disappointed child
Here comes a rabid snake
The broken violin, a wild ballet
Shakespeare and company
Refuse to kill the kitten scratching me
I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling, awake
You know, if you believe the dreams, the nightly visions, worlds entwined
Then you also fear your shadow, paranoia, part two
All the good things in my life dwell in my mind
Took a wrong lane, every day, I hear myself say
Sickening's this feeling, my life, my hopes,
My dream's but a drop of fuel for a nightmare
They all turn out the same
My destiny, my flame
Believing is control?
No.
The painting comes alive,
Takes me inside a world without a name, a place beyond compare
Believe the dreams that let you sleep
The broken glass you need to sweep
The book you read; if you found an explanation
To help you in any way,
You are your own prison.
Woke up today,
The good and the bad and the ugly dreams are gone
Jumped off the carousel
And I'm laughing while my dream turns into a nightmare,
Fade away, I'm asleep,
Not too deep
The walls of night have left me scarred
The broken glass I stepped on, twice.
The ardent spirits' rusty edge, decapitate me
I can't sleep, fear darkness
Go through the motions, did I fall asleep?
I'm bowling, the old nine pin, a sign unwanted
Now I'm a target, I'm hot and frozen,
Stormy rain I'm stuck in an elevator
Wet from the muddy water,
Breathing hot air, winds convey me
Bababababaaaa
The number talks and I cry in my own Hell
Bababababaaaa
Wide awake, I'm asleep, see a friend as a ghost
I'm skating with a seal,
The tarantula, the fly, the broken ring
The dusty little flea
An ugly giant, a disappointed child
Here comes a rabid snake
The broken violin, a wild ballet
Shakespeare and company
Refuse to kill the kitten scratching me
I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling, awake
You know, if you believe the dreams, the nightly visions, worlds entwined
Then you also fear your shadow, paranoia, part two
All the good things in my life dwell in my mind
Took a wrong lane, every day, I hear myself say
Sickening's this feeling, my life, my hopes,
My dream's but a drop of fuel for a nightmare
They all turn out the same
My destiny, my flame
Believing is control?
No.
The painting comes alive,
Takes me inside a world without a name, a place beyond compare
Believe the dreams that let you sleep
The broken glass you need to sweep
The book you read; if you found an explanation
To help you in any way,
You are your own prison.
Woke up today,
The good and the bad and the ugly dreams are gone
Jumped off the carousel
Lyrics submitted by SergeF2007
My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare Lyrics as written by Tony Kakko
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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