I've been realizing more and more lately that there are a lot of hurdles in life, people being some of the main ones! And I figured a song would be a great way to express my opinion on this.
This is a song about the dreamers, and the so called ‘reality of our world’ stopping people in their path's and creating unnecessary hurdles because of other peoples perceptions and opinions on what is ‘realistic’.
In my head, this has an acousticy, folk/country vibe, and I realise the structure of this song probably doesn't fit with other peoples perceptions of 'how a song should be structured'...but hey! Thats irony for you!
VERSE 1:I’m planting the first step,
Leaping the first hurdle,
Of many more to come.
I've been told to get a grip,
To take a trip,
Back down…
From cloud nine.
VERSE 2:I’m clinging on to a fine line,
They say I’m wasting my time.
They tell me,
Greatness is for the lucky few,
The exceptions,
The few,
Who they know,
Dared to go beyond,
‘Life’.
PRE-CHORUS:The people who,
Try,
Fall,
Try a little harder,
And,
Fall,
Get back up and run some more.
Then Fall,
Fall,
Fall,
Harder,
They fall,
Then get back up,
Again,
Again,
Again.
And suddenly the world is theirs.
CHORUS:We all,
Like what we love and love what we like,
But the time is never right and it seems too hard to fly,
The eye of the tiger is being blinded by the night and
I’m back,
on the ground,
again.
And they say,
That’s ‘life’.
VERSE 3:I’m reaching high, above the sky,
Knowing everything will be alright,
It always turns out fine.
I've been warned to avoid risks,
To tiptoe safely…
Across the fire and the eggshells.
VERSE 4:And I’m not one to dwell,
But they complain their life is hell.
They’re jealous of the,
So called,
‘Lucky ones’,
The exceptions,
The few,
Who have it all,
The few,
Who they know,
Dared to go beyond,
‘Life’.
PRE CHORUSCHORUSBRIDGE:But you see,
These people,
Who put you down,
Tell you to be average,
Tell you to get real.
They’re not real either,
They’re false,
They’re figurines,
They’re living a lie,
And you can,
Tell them from me,
Tell them,
To look beyond their TV screens,
Tell them,
That you don't care about their perceptions of reality,
Tell them,
That they're giving you the motivation to succeed,
Tell them,
That if ignorance was bliss,
They themselves are the definition of heaven.
FINAL CHORUS: (Acapella)We all,
Like what we love and love what we like,
But the time is never right and it seems too hard to fly,
The eye of the tiger is being blinded by the night and
I’m back,
on the ground,
again.
And they say,
That’s ‘life’.
But its not life,
Its their life,
And you can let it be yours or…
You can,
Fly.
