is any of this even real?

Johnny Stimson

High school diplomas

Walking the dog

Phone calls and sunsets

And Half marathons

The meaning of life

And the difference between right and wrong

Breakfast for dinner

Daisies in bloom

Freckles on shoulders

And impending doom

Science and progress

And feeling nostalgia too soon

 

Just floating down the stream

Surrender to the dream

 

Is any of this even real

These moments of bliss I claim to feel

I guess wondering if I exist is just part of the deal

It feels so real

Just a little too real

 

Quantum entanglement

Zeros and ones

Wavelengths and wormholes

Connecting the dots

Fractals and fireflies drift in and out of my thoughts

So I pause the movie

Take deep breath

Close my eyes and rewind my mind

Like a cassette

Music and memories drift in and out of my head

 

Just floating down the stream

Surrender to the dream

 

Is any of this even real

These moments of bliss I claim to feel

I guess wondering if I exist is just part of the deal

It feels so real

Just a little too real

It feels so real

Just a little too real

 

We’ll never know

Till it all goes supernova

And it might not even be some big reveal

 

But I hope you know

I would do the whole thing over

I’d get right back on the cosmic ferris wheel

If it means I get to feel the way I feel…