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Wake me if you're out there
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
In the bushes far below,
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
Among the ones I so clearly know.
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
With a note on the rocking chair,
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
So wake me if you're out there.
Living close to the ground,
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
So wake me if you're out there
Wake me if you're out there
In the dust on my cellar staircase,
A pair of footprints followed me,
I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace,
Blinked again, but there was nothing to see.
I've been leaving all the windows unlocked,
With a basket by the oak tree,
'Cause I'll be picking up the acorns that fall off,
If you'll be climbing up to meet me.
Living close to the ground!
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
So wake me if you're out there!
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
(Wake me if you're out there),
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore,
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
With a note on the rocking chair that says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
So wake me if you're out there.
Living close to the ground!
It's seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
The indications reveal,
(Wake me if you're out there),
That few of us realize life is quite so real,
So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
Through the glass in my bedroom window,
In the bushes far below,
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow,
Among the ones I so clearly know.
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
With a note on the rocking chair,
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
So wake me if you're out there.
Living close to the ground,
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
So wake me if you're out there
Wake me if you're out there
In the dust on my cellar staircase,
A pair of footprints followed me,
I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace,
Blinked again, but there was nothing to see.
I've been leaving all the windows unlocked,
With a basket by the oak tree,
'Cause I'll be picking up the acorns that fall off,
If you'll be climbing up to meet me.
Living close to the ground!
It's seventh heaven because there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts.
So wake me if you're out there!
I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor,
(Wake me if you're out there),
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore,
I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged,
With a note on the rocking chair that says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved,
So wake me if you're out there.
Living close to the ground!
It's seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around,
Among my frivolous thoughts,
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
The indications reveal,
(Wake me if you're out there),
That few of us realize life is quite so real,
So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
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"Wake me if you're out there!"
A constant plea for the Doctor to come and save him from the clutches of the Angels.
"Through the glass in my bedroom window
In the bushes far below
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow
Among the ones I so clearly know."
Since the Angel was concealed by the darkness, it was free to move, then froze as the singer, obviously terrified, noticed the movement.
"I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged
With a note on the rocking chair
That says I'm dreaming of the life I once loved
So wake me if you're out there."
The angels grow stronger by feeding on energy so he's taking away that source of energy, while again pleading that somehow the Doctor can come and save him.
"Living close to the ground
Is seventh heaven cause there are angels all around."
This line is sarcastic and ironic, basically calling this horror of existence wonderful.
"Among my frivolous thoughts
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
So wake me if you're out there!"
A reference to the Doctor again, daydreaming about a world away from his home. He probably wishes he could travel with the Doctor.
"In the dust on my cellar staircase
A pair of footprints followed me
I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace
Blinked again but there was nothing to see."
More about how the angels plague him.
"I've been leaving all the windows unlocked
With a basket by the oak tree
Cause I'll be picking up the acorns that fall off
If you'll be climbing up to meet me."
Now the singer busies himself by preparing for when the Doctor comes, setting up a way to see if the TARDIS disturbed anything outside.
"I keep my knees black and blue cause they often hit the hardwood floor
And I believe so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore."
Even though he's quickly losing faith, he still hopes and dreams that somehow the Doctor can hear his pleas for help.
"The indications reveal
That few of us realize life is quite surreal."
Nobody really believes in the Doctor but him, and most people think he's crazy for all his precautions against the Weeping Angels.
"So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity."
Now he asks them to just notice the abundance of angel statues, pointing out that there's something wrong with them.
Congratz if you made it all the way down here! I commend you for your ability to learn the dark truth behind this beautiful song.
The song is obviously about escapism, which Adam has said plays a major part in his life, just listen to ANY of his songs.
/I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged
With a note on the rocking chair
That says, "I'm dreaming of the life I once loved
So wake me if you're out there"/
He doesn't need the light, because he's safe in his imagination
/Living close to the ground is seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around
Among my frivolous thoughts, I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts/
There are more beautiful things seen in space, which is referring to people who "have their head in the clouds"
/In the dust on my cellar staircase,
A pair of footprints followed me
I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace
Blinked again but there was nothing to see/
He can't help but notice things that aren't real
(Starting to look like some sort of disorder)
/I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor
(Wake me if you're out there)
And I believe, so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore/
He keeps his knees black and blue and prays to the ceiling. Kinda seems like a stab AGAINST religion, huh?
/The indications reveal (Wake me if you're out there)
That few of us realize life is quite surreal
So if you're dying to see,
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity/
I see the angels he's speaking of, in the sense of this song, more to be a guiding influence.
/Wake me if you're out there!/
More of the surreal/escapism, calling out for a guiding influence.
This is one of my favorite songs by Owl City, I melt a little each time he screams "Wake me if you're out there!"
maybe this first came to mind because one of my best friends calls me his "angel on earth" and such...whenever i hear this song i think of him and how hes so amazing <3 adam has done it again