BITTERSWEET MIRAGE – Emotional Song About Chasing False Dreams
This song was originally inspired by the Myth of Sisyphus, which is a Greek myth about a man who loved like so much that the Gods punishment for him was to test whether he’ll continue to love life even if it was made to be of constant meaningless hardships.
As I wrote this song, I was inspired by an idea from Friedrich Nietzsche that we’ll go through great suffering as long as we see meaning in that suffering. I thought it was a devastating insight, and I wanted to incorporate it into the song, giving the songs very interesting song lyrics and one of my better songs with metaphors.
These two ideas drove the story of the song: The Myth Of Sisyphus and the idea from Friedrich Nietzsche. As those ideas driving the song, the imagery of the song came from a common failed romantic relationship. The imagery is simple but relatable. That turned this song into a sad romantic song, or maybe a frustrated romantic song. Although originally the song was about any arduous journey we might undertake in life – we pursue it and go through great suffering to achieve it as long as we see meaning in it.
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How To View This Song About Chasing Dreams
This is definitely a song that has something to say about living life. It’s just hard to say if it’s an inspirational song about living life or not. But because it’s so relatable, it’s definitely one of my more emotional songs.
Song Lyrics
VERSE 1
She made a wish and blew a dandelion.
The petals flew far, kept on flying.
He ran to catch the petals and ended up
Stumbling through his whole life’s map.
VERSE 2
That first moment meant something to him
For her it was a whim
He fell in love with a vision fantasized
Imagination can cost a heavy prize
CHORUS 2
When tired, and it’s late – and visions meditate
See a future great – hallucinate.
You’ll go through suffering
Thinking it will give you meaning
VERSE 3
He imagined that her dandelion
Would finally make her soul stop sighing
Only in hindsight, you know Life never ties up in a bow
CHORUS 3
When tired, and it’s late – and visions meditate
You see a future great – hallucinate.
And you’ll go through (great) suffering,
Thinking it will give you meaning
BRIDGE
Thoughts enchant – visions flash
Fall in love with a beautiful mirage
Chasing dreams you can almost see in the mind – not reality
VERSE 4
When he brought back that dandelion
There was no girl, his memory was lying
No crowds lifting him on his throne
He’s always been alone – alone.
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