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Mm, oh, hey, Ratata,
Yeah, nah nah nah,
Nah nah nah
Crush a bit, little bit,
Roll it up, take a hit,
Feeling lit, feeling right,
2 A-M, summer night, I don't care,
Hand on the wheel,
Driving drunk I'm doing my thang,
Rolling in the midwest side now,
Living my life, getting our dreams,
People told me slow my roll,
I'm screaming out "fuck that",
I'm a do just what I want,
Looking ahead no turning back,
If I fall if I die,
Know I lived it to the fullest,
If I fall if I die,
Know I lived and missed some bullets.
[Chorus: x2]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know,
Everything that's shine ain't always gonna be gold (hey)
I'll be fine once I get it, get it in, I'll be good.
Tell me what you know about dreamin' (dreamin')
You ain't really know bout nothin' (nothin')
Tell me what you know about the night terrors every night,
5 A-M cold sweats, waking up to the sky,
Tell me what you know about dreams (dreams),
Tell me what you know about night terrors nothin',
You don't really care about the trials of tomorrow,
Rather lay awake in the bed full of sorrow.
[Chorus: x6]
Pursuit of happiness,
Yeah, I'm a get it, I'll be, good,
Ugh,
Oh man,
Oh alright,
Oh, room is spinning, room is spinning,
Pat, Zule, where, oh fuck,
Oh my God
Why did I drink so much and smoke so much oh!
Yeah, nah nah nah,
Nah nah nah
Crush a bit, little bit,
Roll it up, take a hit,
Feeling lit, feeling right,
2 A-M, summer night, I don't care,
Hand on the wheel,
Driving drunk I'm doing my thang,
Rolling in the midwest side now,
Living my life, getting our dreams,
People told me slow my roll,
I'm screaming out "fuck that",
I'm a do just what I want,
Looking ahead no turning back,
If I fall if I die,
Know I lived it to the fullest,
If I fall if I die,
Know I lived and missed some bullets.
[Chorus: x2]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know,
Everything that's shine ain't always gonna be gold (hey)
I'll be fine once I get it, get it in, I'll be good.
Tell me what you know about dreamin' (dreamin')
You ain't really know bout nothin' (nothin')
Tell me what you know about the night terrors every night,
5 A-M cold sweats, waking up to the sky,
Tell me what you know about dreams (dreams),
Tell me what you know about night terrors nothin',
You don't really care about the trials of tomorrow,
Rather lay awake in the bed full of sorrow.
[Chorus: x6]
Pursuit of happiness,
Yeah, I'm a get it, I'll be, good,
Ugh,
Oh man,
Oh alright,
Oh, room is spinning, room is spinning,
Pat, Zule, where, oh fuck,
Oh my God
Why did I drink so much and smoke so much oh!
Lyrics submitted by mranderson
Track duration: 04:55
"Pursuit of Happiness [Nightmare]" as written by Michael Stroud Evan Mast
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I liked it better when I thought he was criticizing how money controls our lives
Tell me what you know about dreamin’ dreamin’
you don't really know about nothin’ nothin’
tell me what you know about them night terrors every night
5 am, cold sweats wakin’ up to the skies
tell me what you know about dreams, dreams
tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin’
you don't really care about the trials of tomorrow
rather lay awake in a bed full of sorrow
"Why did I drink so much? Smoke so much?"
This sounds more like a kid (literally) who really does escape reality...not a care or pressure in the world, just sail on through life like eh, who cares about n e thang, just get high and tomorrow wake up n yeah...get hi again.
Actual night terrors are experienced by children who are deprived of sleep. Read about it. However, insomnia is quite different and probably extends from childhood being an infant "who never slept" to a teenager "who never slept" to an adult "who never sleeps"...the only difference is, 5am is way too close to 6am for adults who have to deal and function. It's the real world but is fun to imagine (when you think inside the literal >box<) that it doesn't exist. Fun.
Rollin the Midwest side and out livin’ my life getting’ out dreams
People told me slow my roll I'm screaming out fuck that"
those lines remind me of David Fincher's Fight Club for some reason
being so happy that even dying seems a tremendous idea, I'm really glad I found this song.
in my opinion, his character is telling himself that excessive partying with alcohol, driving drunk, smoking pot and having sex with tons of women is okay because "he's having a good time", "hell be good" and all that stuff. he's just using all of those things to mask his real problems, and perhaps he believes that doing all of those things will eventually lead him to happiness.
i think the end of the video shows that once the good time and party is gone and you're just drunk and stumbling around, you begin to realize that this isn't what you want and this isn't what makes you happy. but all of those destructive behaviors are a vicious cycle.
i've been there and i'm sure most people on this forum have too. great song. dudes awesome.