Street Dreams

Track 19 on American Tragedy (Deluxe Edition)

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Street Dreams is an iTunes bonus track released with the album ‘American Tragedy’. In the song itself, four members of the band go by the same lore of City in which… Read More

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Street Dreams Lyrics

[Verse 1: J-Dog]
Again in the night, we go into
The world unknown, just let us go
I know that I'm breathing slow
Inhaling smoke, I just awoke
A bottle of pills I'm choking down
With dancing demons all around
But I'm hearing sounds
And I know I'm hearing voices now
With all the buildings crashing down
It's Armageddon again
I'll drink the poison from the crown
And make a toast to the end
For all the kids and all the ones
And even some who've just begun
To feel the pain
'Cause they can't stand to stay awake

[Chorus: Danny]
I see the streets burn every time I fall asleep
I'm losing all my sanity
I can't hide from the voice that speaks inside of me

[Verse 2: Charlie Scene]
I saw you walk into a room
I saw a face I thought I knew
And all along, it was true
It was me, it wasn't you
I asked myself if it's the truth
A guilty conscience isn't proof
A fingerprint? Well, what's that do?
'Cause gasoline can burn that too
So hide your knives and save yourself
It's just you, there's no one else
Will I change? The time will tell
Why can't I dream? What is this hell?
So maybe I should stop this time
And draw the line and see the light
But it's too late, I can't this time
I've lost my mind, so say goodnight

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[Chorus: Danny]
I see the streets burn every time I fall asleep
I'm losing all my sanity
I can't hide from the voice that speaks inside of me
I see the trees burn along with all my memories
I'm losing all my sanity
I can't hide from the voice that speaks inside of me

[Bridge: Danny]
If I lay my head down, will you admire
The way I can close my eyes tonight
And burn my conscience for the choir?

[Verse 3: Johnny 3 Tears]
Who's to judge who's insane?
Watch it all wash away
Save us from what we've made
It doesn't die, it only fades
If I can't feel, there isn't pain
Another day and it's all the same
I always pray I never change
It seems to me we're all to blame
Push your matches, no more rain
Burn this fucking world, today

[Chorus: Danny]
I see the streets burn every time I fall asleep
I'm losing all my sanity
I can't hide from the voice that speaks inside of me
I see the trees burn along with all my memories
I'm losing all my sanity
I can't hide from the voice that speaks inside of me

About

Street Dreams is an iTunes bonus track released with the album ‘American Tragedy’. In the song itself, four members of the band go by the same lore of City in which everything is going to hell and they’re in the center of it.

J-Dog speaks of charging into the chaos, likely while hyped up on a multitude of drugs, as the city crashes down around him.

In the second verse, Charlie Scene tells a tale of enacting revenge on someone he refuses to trust, as well as how he refuses to ‘draw the line and see the light’ when the chance is offered to repent for his sins.

Johnny 3 Tears comes in during the final verse, with the equivalent of deranged philosophical ramblings about the reality of insanity and burning the world down. Not much new, really.

During the chorus, Danny sings about how his damaged mind forces him to fantasize about the streets burning, possibly hinting that the entire song is just his dream, thus the title ‘Street Dreams’.