Saturday, July 10, 2021

Beautiful Nightmare

I WAS DROWNED BY THE CROWD AND EVERY FACE LOOKS LIKE YOU.
I WAS SCREAMING SO LOUD
AND THEY'RE SCREAMING YOUR NAME TOO.

WHEN FAIRYTALES END LIKE A TRAGIC MOVIE
IT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD, 
IT DOESN'T SOUND COOL TO ME.
WHEN HAPPINESS IS NOT ABOUT SUNSHINE
THEN I'LL DANCE IN STORM, I'LL DANCE IN STORM WITH YOU.
LET THE THUNDER BE MY MUSIC, 
AND THE LIGHTNING BE MY SPOTLIGHT.
WHEN THE STRONG WIND CARRY ME INTO A PLACE
FULL  OF MONSTERS,
ITS OK, I DON'T CARE,
YOU WILL BE MY BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE.

AND WHEN THE SUN RISE
I WON'T DARE OPEN му ечES.
I'LL STAY IN THE NIGHT
YOU ARE THE MOON IN MY STARRY SKY.

WHEN FAIRYTALES END LIKE A TRAGIC MOVIE
IT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD, 
IT DOESN'T SOUND COOL TO ME.
WHEN HAPPINESS IS NOT ABOUT SUNSHINE
THEN I'LL DANCE IN STORM, I'LL DANCE IN STORM WITH YOU.
LET THE THUNDER BE MY MUSIC, 
AND THE LIGHTNING BE MY SPOTLIGHT.
WHEN THE STRONG WIND CARRY ME INTO A PLACE
FULL  OF MONSTERS,
ITS OK, I DON'T CARE,
YOU WILL BE MY BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE.

CAUSE YOU SAID 
"I'LL HOLD YOUR HAND IN OUR BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE."

Footnotes:
I wrote this song Circa'09, when my life was still crazy-beautiful.
Back when my writing methods were still too historically framed and too young to be poignant.
Back when my words were still too innocent to be broken.
Back when my heart was too red to be bitter and too naive to not believe.
Back when my life was still too young to know everything that I used to think I can do just anything.
Back when youth was still my pride...
And... now with age comes wisdom, and I know there are still so much to learn.