Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – 40 Day Dream

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I been sleepin' for 40 days and
I know I'm sleeping 'cause this dream's too amazin'
She got gold doorknobs where her eyes used to be
One turn and I learned what it really means to see

[Chorus]
Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die

I been sleepin' for 60 days and
Nobody better pinch me
Bitch I swear I'll go crazy
She got jumper cable lips
She got sunset on her breath now
I inhaled just a little bit
Now I got no fear of death now

[Chorus]

Oh
Ah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

[Chorus]

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Track duration: 03:54

"40 Day Dream" as written by Alex M T Ebert

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    General Comment:My friend was telling me that she thinks the song is about a guy in a coma that falls in love with the literal girl of his dreams. He has the choice to wake up and return to life or stay there with her forever and die...I'm in love with this song, by the way. c:
    Flag _Desiree_on April 25, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about dmt. though I've never done it, I have researched it quite a bit.

    "been sleeping for 40 days" dmt is produced by your brain when you sleep to produce dreams, though smoking it is like taking 20 hits of acid with other worldly hallucinations. Like "door knobs where her eyes used to be. one turn and i learn what it really means to see". I think he's talking about "breaking through" here. This is what users call it when you break through to the other universe where literally anything can be expected to happen.

    DMT is also produced by your brain when you're about to die. Your whole life flashing before your eyes, they say, is a result of dmt being dumped from your brains pineal gland. Some people say DMT is like a near death experience/epiphany.This explains "I inhale just a little bit now i got no fear of death".
    Flag dworth86on March 09, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I dont think this song is literally about drugs... i think he's just comparing their love to the experience of doing drugs. their love gets him high like drugs used to... just a thought. he's worried that their love will be fleeting just like his experience with drugs was. he's so used to drugs/earthly pleasures that don't last that he is worried this love will be just like that.
    Flag amw991on May 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:to me it seems like it could be about a drug binge.. having an incredible time.. but realizing at the same time it could kill him if he keeps it up.. don't pinch me could be 'don't tell me to stop'.. too good to be true kind of love.. cause everything will seem grey when he finally sobers up..
    Flag BiffTannenon March 09, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song isn't JUST about love, or JUST about drugs. It's absolutely about both. He's tripping with the woman he loves, Jade. If you read up on them, you'll know they have both tripped together.


    Anyone who thinks this song has nothing to do with hallucinogens has probably never taken them before. Being in love, tripping WITH the person you love is exactly what this song is and is EXACTLY what Alex and Jade do/have done together. Sorry to burst anyone's shelter bubble.
    Flag mrswaterson January 03, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Oh man.
    this song is about when you meet someone who breaks all of your preconceived notions of love.
    you don't understand how its happened, but you know you'll never be the same afterwards.
    and what's even better is that you don't want to.
    Flag rawrshirelleon December 09, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Dear Lord Baby Jesus I love this song!!! I want to see them live so badly it hurts!!! I would have sooo much fun lol! I think the best parts of the song are when he curses like "bitch I swear I'll go crazy" and when he's talking in the background and says "You, you make a mutha f*cker wanna sing" It makes me happy I don't know why.
    Flag lost108on November 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:So I was eating baby carrots and singing along to this song, and when it got to the "I inhale just a - *inhale* - little bit" ... yeah, I totally almost choked.

    Anyways, if my fate was death-by-baby-carrot-whilst-listening-to-this-song, I could die happy. That's how much I love it.
    Flag lovers requiemon August 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:the girl sounds so much like zooey deschanel to me. especially in the part where they are talking. i was like holy crap!
    Flag robdolbson July 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Great, Great, Great song.
    Bitch, i swear...I'll go crazy. <-- love it. Amazing.
    Flag abeaverson June 15, 2010   Link

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