Waiting On A Train (Waking Up)

A song/poem inspired by that uber-epic film, "Inception". Enjoy!!

Waiting On A Train (Waking Up) (Inspired by the movie "Inception)

I see the face

So beautiful, who loved me so

And I'm scared to let her go

For everything I've done

I see the place

Like solace so far away

And I'm calling for them to stay

So I can make it home

So I'm gonna take this final chance

To finally set things right

And I won't ever give in or back down

No I won't give up the fight

And is this real or am I dreaming?

'Cause I can't tell truth from lies

Though I see the top perpetually spinning

And the world opens before my eyes

I'm waiting on a train

That'll take me anywhere

Is it you that I really see?

'Cause I can't feel the ground

I'm waking up again

Though I'm still here somewhere

Is this my reality?

But I hear a distant sound

And through dreams and reality I'm walking on

To somewhere I can call home

So now you know

About everything I tried to hide

All the secrets buried deep inside

Of my long-forbidden past

Watch the world unfold

Though I'm miles into the sky

And I'll do my best to try

Try to make this moment last

I'm waiting on a train

That'll take me anywhere

Is it you that I really see?

'Cause I can't feel the ground

I'm waking up again

Though I'm still here somewhere

Is this my reality?

But I hear a distant sound

And through dreams and reality I'm walking on

To somewhere I can call home

I look into your eyes, so wide and forlorn

And I'm so sorry for what I've done

But still I know, I need to let you go

'Cause you're one of the things time's left behind

Through fire, ice, lightning and the rain

Yet I know none of those will heal my pain

But still I know, I gotta let you go

'Cause you're just a memory in my mind

I'm waiting on a train

That'll take me anywhere

Is it you that I really see?

'Cause I can't feel the ground

I'm waking up again

Though I'm still here somewhere

Is this my reality?

But I hear a distant sound

And through dreams and reality I'm walking on

To somewhere I can call home

CODA

Now I've reached my destination

As the plane lands finally

A new life, new aspirations

All opened up to me

And I know I've finally made it

Is this fake or is this true

But still, that doesn't change it

Change that I'm home with you

Author's Note

Image taken from Wikipedia
This song is written from Dominic "Dom" Cobb's perspective.
First stanza: refers to the image of Cobb's wife, Mal, who is haunting his mind
Second stanza: refers to Cobb's children. Cobb sees them in his mind often as well, but every time he tries to call out to them, they hear Mal's voice and move in that direction...
Third stanza: Saito, a Japanese businessman, offers Cobb an opportunity to clear his name by implanting a thought (hence the title) in the mind of his rival to break up his father's empire...
Fourth stanza: The "top perpetually spinning" is how Cobb tells the real world from dreams. Only in the dream world does the top spin perpetually...
Chorus: The first two lines are paraphrased from the movie. Cobb often says, as well as his wife, just before they die in dreams and wake up, "You're waiting for a train. It'll take you anywhere...but you can't be sure..."
Sixth stanza: One of Cobb's team members, Ariadne, enters Cobb's dreams and discovers the truth about him. ("You" refers to her)
Seventh stanza: "Though I'm miles into the sky": Cobb and his team conduct the operation on a long-distance flight
Ninth and tenth stanzas: Cobb actually knew inception could be done because he did it to Mal, hence the "I'm so sorry" part. Mal makes him choose whether to go back to the real world or stay with her, but he chooses the real world. And as for the "fire, ice, lightning and the rain" part, anyone who watched this flick knows how epic those were...
Coda: In the end, Cobb wakes up on the plane, and Saito makes a call, that effectively cancels the charges pressed against Cobb. He finally reunites with his children, the "you" referring to them. He spins his top, and though it wobbles, it remains upright, so we don't know if he's still dreaming or not...
Darn, I feel like I ruined the surprise. lolol

Reviews

[Katrina Mckeown]

very creative great use of imagery i'm in awe at your well penned piece. Kudos

[sarah]

this is stunning and full of emotion and sweetness! great work!

[Void Unspoken]

Man... that was sweet! Thank you for sending this as a read request for this. I really enjoyed it and honestly... I think for the point... it couldn't be more perfect. I LOVE IT!!!!

[JENY]

Very beautiful poem..
Enjoyed it….
very creative...
Thanks for sharing….

[Charles]

Yeah, these have to be song lyrics. The only weakness i see is that the first couple of stanzas (as a poem) are hard to understand (to differentiate between the singular of stanza one and plural of stanza two) without your explanation. I guess it works if there is 'audience'/performer contact where the stage can be set, but free-standing it is a bit rough. good writing nonetheless.

[Jon]

It flows bueitfully, well written.

[Sports Girl]

This was really good and I loved the movie.

[Simple_mee]

WOW! This is so very innovative & artistic of u! Loved it :)

[topsyturvy]

Unbelievable haha, you could have done away with the whole thing though, let the reader's imagination soar xD But I think I get how you really felt bout that movie I mean, for you to explain every detail in each stanza xP Your poem as well as the movie itself , for me was one helluva rollercoaster ride :D I loved every minute of it!

[Kasey Jones]

Wow, very nice. I loved this movie, too. Great flow and interesting perspective on what some people see as just another movie.