Better Than This

Long Beach Shortbus - Better Than This
 Every man needs to get a little sleep
 We all need sanctuary from the trouble on the street
 Working hard and making money
 But I'd rather be dreaming underneath a shady tree
 And it's 6: 00 in the morning, I've been up all night
 And I'm tossing and I'm turning and I'm fearing daylight
 I'm so spun out, but I think I know what we could do
 I'm exploding with ideas but I can't call you
 Oh lord, I hear people in the trees
 I'm going on a mission, unlock your ten-speed
 I hear this place is hot, swarming with police
 And there's a man on the corner with this camera on me
 And I'd do anything to get a little rest
 I think a nightmare would be better than this
 I think a nightmare would be better than this
 There's a house they say is haunted up the street
 The last family that moved in evacuated in a week
 That voodoo lady always got to me
 And I'm searching for her spirit desperate for company
 'Cause it's 6: 00 in the morning, I've been up all night
 Can't stop, the wheels are turning, fearing God's morning light
 I'm so spun out, but I think I know what we could do
 I'm exploding with ideas but I can't call you
 Oh Lord, I hear people in the trees
 I've got to take the world on a mission with me
 I had a close brush with voyeur destiny
 And then I hope that you're looking and can see right through me
 Can't you see?
 I'd do anything to get a little rest
 I think a nightmare would be better than this
 I think a nightmare would be better than this
 Lord, can it get be better than this?
 Can't keep living like this
 Better than this
 Oh, I feel so shallow, just like a puddle
 I think a nightmare would be better than this
 The song's meaning according to Ras-1:
 "I wrote this song at a very sad time in my life. It came very naturally,
 because it was all true, but by no means am I saying it was cool to be that
 way (spun out). Rather, I hoped that this song could touch some people that
 have been there and let them know that their problems were not unique, and
 possibly show how desperate a drug addict can feel to some who had not been
 there. Whatever, it's just a song."