It’s crazy, I’m thinking –
Just knowing that the world is round –
And here I’m dancing on the ground –
Am I right side up or upside down?
And is this real, or am I dreaming?
Just a month before, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had left their colleague, Michael Collins, aboard spaceship Columbia and walked on the moon, beating by five months President Kennedy’s goal of putting a man on the moon before the decade was out.
The old carpenter asked me if I really believed it had happened. I said sure, I saw it on television. He disagreed; he said that he didn’t believe it for a minute, that “them television fellers” could make things look real that weren’t. Back then, I thought he was a crank. During my eight years in Washington, I saw some things on TV that made me wonder if he wasn’t ahead of his time.
You start to see the world a little differently
when you turn it upside down
Why are things so heavy in the future?
Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?
We are digging holes to China
Then we pray to our reflections
in the water when it rises
Imagine all the people…
I know,
it seems that I might have
crossed into a dream
I can feel no sense of measure
No illusions as we take refuge in young man’s pleasure
Breaking down the dreams we make real
Walking on a dream –
How can I explain?
Lost, in a dream –
I don’t know which way to go
And oh my dreams,
It’s never quite as it seems
Now, she’s gone round and round
inside of my head –
I think I’m just a little too
close to the edge
Notes & References
🎥 Crush
🎼 Song Excerpts
Am I Right Side Up or Upside Down?Am I Right Side Up or Upside Down?Source: Crush by Dave Matthews Band
Breaking Down the Dreams We Make RealI can feel no sense of measure, no illusions as we take refuge in young man's pleasure - Breaking down the dreams we make real
I Think I’m Just a Little Too Close to the EdgeNow, she's gone round and round inside of my head - I think I'm just a little too close to the edgeSource: Walk Around the Moon by Dave Matthews Band
- It Seems That I Might Have Crossed into a DreamI know, it seems that I might have crossed into a dream
Source: Walk Around the Moon by Dave Matthews Band
It’s Never Quite as It SeemsAnd oh my dreams - It's never quite as it seemsSource: Dreams by The Cranberries
- Just Knowing That the World Is RoundIt's crazy, I'm thinking - Just knowing that the world is round - And here I'm dancing on the ground - Am I right side up or upside down? And is this real, or am I dreaming?
Source: Crush by Dave Matthews Band
My Dreams Are Bursting at the SeamsIt's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep - Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
Walking on a Dream, How Can I Explain?Walking on a dream - How can I explain?Source: Walking On A Dream by Empire of the Sun
We Are Digging Holes to ChinaWe are digging holes to China - Then we pray to our reflections in the water when it risesSource: God Of Ocean Tides by Counting Crows
You Start to See the World a Little DifferentlyYou start to see the world a little differently when you turn it upside downSource: Upside Down (Paloma Faith) by Paloma Faith
📖 Excerpts Library
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Is There a Problem with the Earth’s Gravitational Pull?Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?Source: Back to the Future
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That Made Me Wonder If He Wasn’t Ahead of His TimeJust a month before, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had left their colleague, Michael Collins, aboard spaceship Columbia and walked on the moon, beating by five months President Kennedy's goal of putting a man on the moon...Source: My Life by Bill Clinton
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The Meaning of the Word “Is”
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