Dreams

Heard this song in the car today and after a weird night of sleep that included bumping into a wall on the way to the bathroom and strange dreams, so I'm thinking it's just the song to mark this day:

Come on out of your dreams
And wake up from your rêverie
Time is here, don't go to sleep
Streets are running on the brink
They say that we've got nothing
But a dollar for a life of sin
Cause there's trouble on the way
Oh, there's trouble on the way
Oh, get a dog and pony for a judgment day

Here we are (oh oh oh)
Running circles, around around around around
When nothing's right, just close your eyes
Close your eyes and you're gone

I sure was gone last night -- I get up every night to go to the bathroom, and I've never once, until last night, crashed headlong into the wall on my way there. I bumped my head so hard I wasn't sure I'd make it to the bathroom and back to bed. I managed, but when I did get back to sleep, I had all these dreams about my head being super swollen and my eyes being swollen shut. Bizarro!

Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, she's makin' me high
Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world

Now can these broken wings free me
About a light-year from reality
If you want to fall in a dream
You could put the weight right onto me

This song also seems appropriate because I sent an email today to see if I could participate in a clinical trial of a drug called psilocybin. I was inspired by reading this fascinating article in the New Yorker about the resurgence of research on psychedelics. They are finding that psychedelics can offer people a mystical experience and help with depression and anxiety, including fear of death. I don't have issues with those things anymore, but I find the concept of altering my consciousness in a safe and controlled way so fascinating!

Here we are (oh oh oh)
Running circles, around around around around
When nothing's right, just close your eyes
Close your eyes and you're gone

Speaking of closing my eyes, it's about time for me to do that now. Here's hoping for a smooth passage to the bathroom tonight and better dreams, too:

Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, she's makin' me high
Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world
Nothing gonna get me in my world