[Neo-noir crime cue at 132 BPM : A gothic rock and symphonic alt-metal piece in D minor slowly unveils with a dark piano and deep cellos, .] No, no Don’t wake me up Rebellion burns beneath my eyelids, freedom’s shouting in my face Out there is your waking world [Verse 1] On this side of sleep, the chaos feels right, no one’s counting every breath I take Out there they worship profit like a god, in here I can scream: — your system is my cage! [Chorus] No, no, don’t wake me up! I don’t want your normal life, your empty words, your hollow loss No, no, don’t wake me up! Where your reason wears the crown, every meaning comes undone No, no, don’t wake me up! If that world is good for you, then you can keep it in my place No, no, don’t wake me up! I would rather live a wild dream than your tamed and obedient day [Verse 2] You say, “grow up, that’s just how it goes,” that rebellion fades like springtime rain But I’d rather write across the walls at night that your “that’s life” is just a noble lie [Chorus] No, no, don’t wake me up! I don’t want your normal life, your marching lines, your hollow feasts No, no, don’t wake me up! Where the numbers rule it all, the human heart has disappeared No, no, don’t wake me up! If you’re terrified of chaos, then go hide behind your gates No, no, don’t wake me up! Here inside this dream of mine there’s still a place to shout out “NO!” [Bridge] You say, “get a grip now, kid, buy a flat, get married, be like us” But your eyes are empty as a billboard selling borrowed happiness and shame So go on, get up if you want to, go behave and go back to your lives I’ll stay here on the edge of dreaming [Verse 3] Don’t wake me up, because when I rise, I won’t show up quiet at your show I’ll bring spray paint, a guitar, a voice, and we will write a brand new code I dream a city with no walls around us, no more bosses, no sacred cows And if I rise, it will be only to scream this dream out even louder now [Final Chorus] No, no, don’t wake me up! As long as resistance keeps on dreaming, I still know there’s time No, no, don’t wake me up! No, no, don’t wake me up! Because the moment that I open up my eyes, there’s no way back No, no, don’t wake me up! Unless you wake me just to stand beside me and scream into your face: “NO!”
