The Reality of it All
Five AM, alarm clock screams
Blaring siren, interrupting my dreams
Stretch and sigh and open my eyes
Hoping I could go back to where my dreams lie
There in that place, I can heal all pain
Take in every stray and see a net gain
Always good hair days, never fall down
Be surrounded by friends, never feel drowned
For where my dreams lie is a place time can’t touch
And try as you might you just can’t get enough
Everyone lives and no one gets hurt
Constant competition but you always come first
No one complains and no one gets lost
Achieves all their goals, no matter the cost
But life isn’t like that, it hurts and it’s hard
You’ll try and you fail, you’ll lose all your cards
Lose friends and lose lovers, struggle and cry
Fall down and bleed, but if you try
You’ll find bubbles of that dream in people you meet
Discover lost places the more people you greet
It’ll never be perfect, it’ll always be hard
All you can do is try not to get scarred
Five AM, alarm clock screams
Blaring siren, interrupting my dreams
Stretch and sigh and open my eyes
Hoping I could go back to where my dreams lie