Punching in a Dream

I think this song is about the fear that one can feel about the possibility of being unsuccessful because of what life throws at them. They can try and resist but it would be like "punching in a dream" it would be futile. I like how they used nightmares as a way to show unrealized ambitions as a nightmare is literally a bad dream. maybe they see where their life is leading and they "don't ever wanna be here". Anyway, I'm just saying some stuff and hoping someone will be able to snowball it.

I think this song is about a person experiencing a panic attack.

I think this song is about drug abuse, specifically relapse, rewaking and feeding the beast.

My opinion is that it's about the struggles and influences (like drugs) of fame and how it's harder to deal with than people think it is. It's hard to get away from the glare of the public when suddenly, everybody knows every little mistake you've made in the past. I think she's trying to avoid the negativity of all the attention, but she thinks that performing and making a name for herself is worth it.

Like punching in a dream seems to mean a feeling of all the struggling to make something happen being futile. To me it seems that the focus of the song is more about a fear of short-comings. I believed that it was possibly about a relationship (isn't it always?) that's failing despite the speaker's "punching" to make it work. She is watching her worst fears coming true. Although I felt that everyone else's interpretation was spot on as well. This is merely how it made me feel seeing the lyrics for the first time. Its a pretty haunting song and her voice definately sounds desperate at points doesn't it? I loved this song the first time I heard it... makes you feel small against your fears.

Nightmares do make sense here, in my opinion, the video implies having wronged people in the past and them coming after you for revenge. Sometimes the persecution of society can make us have unreasonable perceptions on morality. Regardless of faith or political position.

I also think it's about addiction. I love this song.

"If I died on the screens" When you use a substance you sometimes feel out of body like you're watching yourself, on a screen. Practicing addicts often feel very self-destructive and don't really care about death. It's like you're watching you destroy yourself and you feel like there's nothing you can do but watch.

"Life tearing at the seams" Addiction tears your life apart.

"I don't ever wanna be here Like punching in a dream breathing life into my nightmare" No one wants to be an addict and you don't see yourself going down that path until you're there. All you can do is say this isn't were I ever wanted to end up. Once you're there it's very difficult to get out of the nightmare.

"Bright lights turn me clean" You end up in the hospital or a rehabilitation center and you get clean.

“This is worse than it seems” A big part of addiction is hiding it even from yourself. When you final come to terms with it you realize that you're worse that you and maybe other people realized.

“They'll get through They'll get you” Your compositions and addiction will follow you forever. Your thoughts will continue to go to a place were you want to use.

“In the place that you feel it the most When you're cornered When it's forming” People use drugs and alcohol to get away from pain. When you're cornered or feeling stress or pain you can feel the thoughts forming. “In the place that you wish was a ghost” You wish you didn't have these thoughts. You wish that they would become a ghost that no longer haunts you everyday but it's there and it's staying.

A song of fear.

I'd agree. More specifically, nightmares. The darkness that lies within us all,

I concur, but will add that there seems to be a horror film/cinema twist to it. Maybe sneaking in as a youngster to watch a horror film and the resulting nightmare of it?