Song Description
A commentary on the de-personalization, greed, and loss of individuality in society. It seems our lives are increasingly defined by forces larger than ourselves such as mass media, large corporations, and government and as such, we all become prisoners of their "dreams" in one way or another.
| Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic, Restless |
Subject |
Capitalism, Justice |
| Similar Artists |
R.E.M., Counting Crows |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
You wake up to another day
Go off to work without delay
In every-way it's just the same
as every other day
Look at the person next to you
He's catching up on all the news
Looks like he doesn't have a thing
he wants to say or do
The time is slowly passed away
So many things aren't what they say
How did they ever get this way and
will they ever change
We are the prisoners of dreams
Of petty emporers and schemes
They want your money or your life
Seems we're living just to make a living
Time is money and it's not for giving
You see a man who has no shoes
He hopes to get some change from you
What makes you want to walk on by
you're trying not to catch his eye
The motivation to succeed
Is rivaled only by the greed
Just when you've tapped the golden vein
it suddenly begins to bleed
Taken advantage of again
The rules keep changing but you bend
Do what it takes to get along
to have the chance to face another day
You listen when you hear a voice
It says you may not have a choice
Once you've been captured by the scheme
You are the prisoner of dreams
Seems we're living just to make a living
Time is money and it's not for giving