[Verse 1]
Nineteen ninety-five, I closed my eyes
In a room with a busted fan
I woke up falling through a green-lit sky
To a world I could not understand
Screens in their hands, faces gone cold
Kids talkin' to ghosts in glass
I saw the sky turn iron and gold
And I knew that time went fast
[Pre-Chorus]
I ran through the dark in a stranger's town
With my chest on fire, my throat spun round
I said, "Listen now, before it breaks"
But they laughed it off like a bad mistake
[Chorus]
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
I came back shaking, I came back late
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
You had one chance, now it's closing in
Nightmares of today
[Verse 2]
I stood by the curb where the papers blew
And I saw their eyes glued down
Every face in a private room
Still nobody heard the sound
I begged them hard, I begged them clean
"Don't build a cage for your own hands"
They said, "You're scared of a bad dream scene"
Then they turned back to the sand
[Pre-Chorus]
I shouted through doors, I pounded glass
Said, "Wake up now, this can pass"
A little change could save your name
But pride kept singing the same old song
[Chorus]
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
I came back shaking, I came back late
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
You had one chance, now it's closing in
Nightmares of today
[Bridge]
Now the dream won't leave my skin
I hear it rattle in the wind
If you won't bend, you'll break in two
That future comes for me and you
One more chance, one more breath
Choose the road before it's wrecked
[Final Chorus]
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
I came back shaking, I came back late
Nightmares of today
Nightmares of today
Don't let the warning die in your throat
Nightmares of today
[Outro]
I saw the end in a sleeping room
And I begged the dawn to stay
But the hands kept moving, the crowd looked through
Nightmares of today