When we step out of our comfort bubble, unknown things may happen. We take for granted that everyday we step out and we could be held up for money or mugged, or hit by someone in a car having a heart attack, or just die, period. At night there's even more chance of that.
"I had a dream last night / The world was set on fire
And everywhere I ran / There wasn't any water"
Maybe about being constantly scared, as you would be when going into a world set on fire and having no water to put it out. There's no way to stop all the bad thats happening in the world while you're in it, there's no sure way to always be safe here. "and everyone was dead" Not literal? He does say it's a dream. Just from hearing all the news of people dying every day, it seems everyone should be dead.
"But there's a smile on my face, for everyone" To try and stay safe from pissing off the wrong person?
"Lonely place that's always cold" Cold inside from having to be constantly scared?
"Place in the stars" Is probably something comforting to think of. Possibly another reason why he'd be smiling for everyone.
Razors in his bed, he can't even sleep.
Dreaming of life underground could be imagining things going on that maybe aren't or are, but either way it bugs him a lot, so much that he dreams about it when he does sleep.
That's just my take on it all. Great, meaningful song. Everyone has their different meanings that relate to them, and that's when you know you're hearing some great lyrics! ;]
When we step out of our comfort bubble, unknown things may happen. We take for granted that everyday we step out and we could be held up for money or mugged, or hit by someone in a car having a heart attack, or just die, period. At night there's even more chance of that.
"I had a dream last night / The world was set on fire And everywhere I ran / There wasn't any water" Maybe about being constantly scared, as you would be when going into a world set on fire and having no water to put it out. There's no way to stop all the bad thats happening in the world while you're in it, there's no sure way to always be safe here. "and everyone was dead" Not literal? He does say it's a dream. Just from hearing all the news of people dying every day, it seems everyone should be dead.
"But there's a smile on my face, for everyone" To try and stay safe from pissing off the wrong person? "Lonely place that's always cold" Cold inside from having to be constantly scared? "Place in the stars" Is probably something comforting to think of. Possibly another reason why he'd be smiling for everyone.
Razors in his bed, he can't even sleep. Dreaming of life underground could be imagining things going on that maybe aren't or are, but either way it bugs him a lot, so much that he dreams about it when he does sleep.
That's just my take on it all. Great, meaningful song. Everyone has their different meanings that relate to them, and that's when you know you're hearing some great lyrics! ;]