Like many here, this song is about a dreamer, stuck in the familiar, with big dreams of fame/fortune/adventure, etc. His lover is urging him to get real, live in the present, before life slips him by...
The VALUE I get from this song, and why I think it resonates with so many, is that we all have hopes/dreams from when we are younger that go unrealized, and it's fun to think about them from time to time, but that we must not allow ourselves to become complacent. I'm not saying that life is pushing hard 100% of the time - to me the song says do not become complacent, or you end up like this guy: slaying dragons, waiting for the phone to ring, and waking up everyday with the realization that suddenly nothing happens. Unless of course you make something happen instead.
Like many here, this song is about a dreamer, stuck in the familiar, with big dreams of fame/fortune/adventure, etc. His lover is urging him to get real, live in the present, before life slips him by...
The VALUE I get from this song, and why I think it resonates with so many, is that we all have hopes/dreams from when we are younger that go unrealized, and it's fun to think about them from time to time, but that we must not allow ourselves to become complacent. I'm not saying that life is pushing hard 100% of the time - to me the song says do not become complacent, or you end up like this guy: slaying dragons, waiting for the phone to ring, and waking up everyday with the realization that suddenly nothing happens. Unless of course you make something happen instead.