you've got to stand up, take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
(What the hell is he trying to do?)
And when your deepest thoughts are broken,
(I get it... you love this song.)
keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
(Boy is right. He won't give up those metaphoric green tights.)
And as we all play parts of tomorrow, some ways we'll work and other ways we'll play.
It's 3 AM. We're both wasted. Would you just turn off the music?
But I know we all can't stay here forever,
YOU AREN'T GOING TO GET ANY MIXING DONE AT THIS HOUR!
so I want to write my words on the face of today.
(Good. It's done.)
and then they'll paint it
(Dammit. No it's not.)
And oh as I fade away,
(Apparently if you aren't going to fade away, you aren't going to let me.)
they'll all look at me and say,
GO THE FUCK TO BED!
Hey look at him and where he is these days.
(I wish I could change my mind about you.)
When life is hard, you have to change.
Dance with me until the sun rise.
When life is hard, you have to change.
You know this is the beginning of the end, right?
When life is hard, you have to change.
Right.
Edit: Lyrics in bold are from "Change" by Blind Melon
I have to admit, I had to read it a couple of times to get it. But once I did-- Wow. Great stuff. I really like the green tights. And of course dancing until the sun comes up. Who could get someone like that out of their system?
ReplyDeleteIt took me the better part of two years, but I did. Thank you for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteDancing until the sun comes up...ah, to be so into someone and carefree like that again.
ReplyDeleteI read it to myself in two different voices, and that helped me "get" it better :)
I didn't want to be that obscure when I wrote this. Hopefully the explanation that the words in bold are a song makes it easier to read.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you did this! It makes it so "seeable".
ReplyDeleteThat was cute. I would like to give it a try, but that sort of thing really isn't my cup of tea. So for now, I'll just await your next endeavor!
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