Rémi Du Chemin - Fever Dream Lyrics

[Intro]
Sirens in my head, they never fade
Through the window pane, watch the city blaze
Forty hours no sleep, still I'm wide awake
Reality's a dream I can't escape

[Verse 1]
Sweat drips down my spine, vision getting hazy
Heart's beating out of time, world's driving me crazy
From my window high, watch them clash below
Riot shields reflecting flames, put on a sick show
Been awake so long I can't tell what's real
Every cop car flash got me wondering how I feel
My mind's splitting between three different tongues
French on my lips, Arabic in my lungs

[Chorus]
When the fever breaks, will the city too?
Streets are burning hot, sky ain't even blue
Lost between the real and what I think I see
Every siren screams inside of me, inside of me

[Verse 2]
Body's giving up but my mind won't quit
Watching shadows dance while the tear gas hits
Heat wave got the whole block delirious
Every face I see looking mysterious
They say stand down but we standing tall
Through the smoke and flames, hear my people call
Different voices blend till they sound like one
Till we can't tell where the nightmare's from

[Bridge]
Je suis fatigué, but I can't rest now
Ana mish na'asan, got to show them how
Kreyon nwa sou mi, writing history
Every broken window sets another memory free

[Verse 3]
Forty hours deep in this waking dream
Nothing's what it is, nothing's what it seems
City's got a pulse, irregular beat
Matching with my heart in this concrete heat
Watch the riot line through distorted eyes
Can't tell if I'm sick or if I'm finally alive
Every flash bang brings another wave
Of this fever dream that we can't escape

[Outro]
When morning comes, will we recognize
The city we burned or ourselves disguised?
Through the window pane, sirens fade away
But the fever dreams, they're here to stay