You know when you listen to a song and it automatically puts you in a good mood? Then you listen to it on repeat and you finally pay attention to the lyrics and you are shocked that it has such a good meaning behind it? Well, that’s what is happening to me with the song, “fever dream” by mxmtoon. At first, when you listen to the song, all you want to do is jam out and vibe with the sound of the song. It has a lighthearted, yet simple beat that makes it extremely easy to fall in love with. Then once you dive into the lyrics, you realize that mxmtoon is trying to send you a message!
The very first line of the song reads, “Life’s a losing game when you don’t play…” This is so true! So many people in our world complain that their life is boring, terrible, you name it, but we fail to realize that life is only what we make it! You are not going to enjoy your life if you don’t live it. We need to go out and do something, seize the day! Life might not always be smiles and sunshine, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t make the most out of what we have. Mxmtoon is encouraging us to take a chance with life because you’re missing out if you don’t even try.
In the pre-chorus of “fever dream,” the lyrics read, “I took the train, I took the car. I didn’t know just where I’d fall, or where it’d take me…” This part of the song is screaming adventure! This is mxmtoon’s way of telling people that we need to be adventurous! The lyrics show how she is stepping into the unknown and making the best of it! She encourages us to be spontaneous and live a little because we only have one life to live.
In the chorus, the full beat kicks in and the lyrics get even better. Mxmtoon sings, “Take your time enjoy it, every fleeting moment. Gettin’ by’s so boring…” These lyrics are so important to live by! Mxmtoon is saying that we need to slow down a little so we can experience life. Our world is so fast-paced that many times we are blindsided by the blessings in our lives. We need to live in the present and take things in so we can enjoy them. Just managing our way through life won’t bring happiness, we’ll only become better at scheduling our day. We need to be spontaneous, take risks, and enjoy the little things!
Life is never going to be perfect, but does that mean that we need to be scared to live it to its fullest? No! Mxmtoon’s “fever dream” challenges us to step into life with a new perspective. Would you rather live a boring life, barely making any mistakes, or would you rather live adventurously, making mistakes but learning from them and embracing life? After listening to “fever dream,” I know which one I’m going to choose. Will you take the risk to join me?
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