A Scream for Freedom | poetry.

disc 2, track 6: The Paradise [Remix ft. Michaela Watson]

(part 1 - jack)

I had a dream

I climbed the Everest with shine on my eyes

Kissed my man like it was my last day alive

I felt like nobody could stop my ride

I had a dream

We danced on the street like nobody was around

We made fun of the motherfuckers we just found

We could hear thousands of applauses from the crowd

I had a dream

But I wish everything on the dream to be real

Everybody would feel the things that I feel

I could hold their hearts with my arms of steel

I had a dream

Every weak human would get strong and rise

Everybody could be happy with no price

For God, I swear this would be the so-dreamed paradise

I had a dream

You said you loved me in every single way

You fell on your knees and started to pray

Pray for me, so I'd forever be OK

I had a dream

Dozens of summer nights I had with my friends

Blowing this shit up until the world ends

And on the sunrise, we would all hold our hands

But you wake me up saying we need to talk

Fear goes up my throat as I walk

All I can think about is "I'm so fucked up"

And this is not a dream

And this is not a dream

And this is not a dream, no, it's real

Where are the birds? Where's the glory?

I thought I could really meet paradise

Where are the birds? Where's the glory?

I thought I could really meet paradise

God, don't wake me up, just don't wake me up

I really still wanna meet paradise

But, God, you woke me up, I got my eyes open

And what I see is not even close of the so-dreamed paradise

(part 2 - michaela)

last night, i had a dream

but by morning, they threw me out to reality

remember when i was younger, everything was perfect

every time i closed my eyes, it felt like something's worth it

spending nights awake, too scared to fall asleep

why should i dream, just to wake up to grey curtains and this empty sheets?

why should i fight, if they are not fair to me?

they waste their time to exorcise a demon that isn't here

we should dance like nobody was watching us

we should built bonfires and let the flames burn us

they should stop playing games by bad rules

when they knock you down, they say it was your fault

been through these months losing lovers, losing wars

my mind is ready to get up and pick a new fight, but my body still hurts from their knives

they killed me without any warning, without a reason why

and if i try to tell them that they're wrong, they'll throw me at the sharks

they don't realize how much it hurts when they tear down your dreams

when they left you bleeding to death, with any sign to believe

i wonder if it would be different if i kept it all to me

but the best, and also the worst, thing i could ever do is set myself free

we were dancing with our own light in the paradise

we walked through the gates and left our shadows behind

we were holding hands and flying out in the paradise

we walked away from the wars and the lies in our lives

I had a dream yesterday

where love was unaffected

hearts were never shattered

tears were never wasted

I had a dream yesterday

where lifestyles were respected

sexuality didn't matter

angels were asking me to stay