Lyrically Speaking...
This is something Jako and I came up with this weekend... he actually came up with the music and these are the words I put down... for now. I'm still deciding whether or not I like them. There's no real metaphor here as this is actually based on dreams I've been having lately. There's probably room for another verse or two, but the muse only gives me two and a chorus at a time for some reason.
In Dreams
Words by Vicious J, Music by the Jakobeast
August 27, 2005
You see me and I seem to be fading fast,
It’s either this, or I get swallowed by the past.
I’ve spent some time, trying to move on from you…
And every night in these dreams you still break my heart in two
There nothing left here behind this skin,
I must admit this is a war I thought I’d win…
I wonder does the truth keep you awake at night?
Do you still reach for me when you can’t see the light?
In dreams I see you and you’re standing there,
And all I can do is wonder if you still care…
I can’t wake up and I feel useless and unfair,
Won’t you take me out of this nightmare?
Paint me something that’s not a lie,
Another place where I know sleep can’t hide.
I’ve been awake so long, my mind is trashed,
I thought I had what it took to get through and pass…
In dreams you slowly steal my soul,
I’m dead inside and I think that you should know:
I’m holding on to a picture of us…
And I don’t want to let go. Why can’t I let you go?
In dreams I see you and you’re standing there,
And all I can do is wonder if you still care…
I can’t wake up and I feel useless and unfair,
Won’t you take me out of this nightmare?