It had been a long time since I had heard a song to relate to or found interesting to interpret, until I heard, 'Waiting for my real life to begin' by Colin Hay, on the way to office. This song kicked up a lot of images in my head and started playing them frame by frame. I could relate to the song so well that I could attach each line in the song with a frame in my head. I was so into the song that it seemed like all this was happening in the sub-conscious mind, until the suspension less office "RV" threw me high enough to come to consciousness.
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down, down, down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon
It's just that times are lean
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
At the outset, the man (the main character) seems restless ("Suddenly nothing happened”,” Any minute now”,” check my machine"). But if you look at it closely it is the anticipation, the ambition that has come out by looking forward to the adventures that lie ahead in his new life. He is ready to take one more chance (Let me throw one more dice) for all that its worth for, because he is sure (I know that I can win) this time. He reassures her (the second character) to keep the faith in him (I already have a plan).
The part that I loved the most was:
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Life continues on, and our dreams end up unfulfilled; but that doesn't mean the dreams can't exist over and over again. It is the second character that says - its okay, don't worry so much about it, we can still make it happen.
