Lucid Dreams
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On “Lucid Dreams,” Juice WRLD explores the mental anguish he feels after experiencing a break-up.
Lucid dreaming refers to a state of consciousness where a person is aware they are dreaming. With enough experience, a dreamer can slowly begin to control the contents of their dreams. Juice uses the i...
Lucid Dreams Lyrics
[Intro]
Enviyon on the mix
No, no, no, no
No-no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
[Chorus]
I still see your shadows in my room
Can't take back the love that I gave you
It's to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you, so I must replace you, oh
Easier said than done, I thought you were the one
Listenin' to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but I am the better one
I won't let you forget me
I still see your shadows in my room
Can't take back the love that I gave you
It's to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you, so I must replace you, oh
Easier said than done, I thought you were the one
Listenin' to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but I am the better one
I won't let you forget me
[Verse]
You left me falling and landing inside my grave
I know that you want me dead
I take prescriptions to make me feel a-okay
I know it's all in my head
I have these lucid dreams where I can't move a thing
Thinking of you in my bed
You were my everything
Thoughts of a wedding ring
Now I'm just better off dead (Uh, uh, uh)
I'll do it over again
I didn't want it to end
I watch it blow in the wind
I should've listened to my friends
Leave this shit in the past, but I want it to last
You were made outta plastic, fake
I was tangled up in your drastic ways
Who knew evil girls had the prettiest face?
You gave me a heart that was full of mistakes
I gave you my heart and you made heartbreak
[Bridge]
You made my heart break
You made my heart ache (I still see your shadows in my room)
You made my heart break
You made my heart ache (Can't take back the love that I gave you)
You made my heart break (Were made outta plastic, fake)
You made my heart ache (I still see your shadows in my room)
You made my heart break again (I was tangled up in your drastic ways)
(Who knew evil girls had the prettiest face?)
[Chorus]
I still see your shadows in my room
Can't take back the love that I gave you
It's to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you, so I must replace you, oh
Easier said than done, I thought you were the one
Listenin' to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but I am the better one
I won't let you forget me
I still see your shadows in my room
Can't take back the love that I gave you
It's to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you, so I must replace you, oh
Easier said than done, I thought you were the one
Listenin' to my heart instead of my head
You found another one, but I am the better one
I won't let you forget me
[Outro]
Leave this shit in the past, but I want it to last
You were made outta plastic, fake
I was tangled up in your drastic ways
Who knew evil girls had the prettiest face?
Easier said than done, I thought you were—
—instead of my head
You found another— better one
I won't let you forget me
Lucid Dreams Q&A
Who wrote Lucid Dreams's ?
Lucid Dreams was written by Yellowcard & Sting & Dominic Miller & Taz Taylor & Nick Mira & Juice WRLD.
Who produced Lucid Dreams's ?
Lucid Dreams was produced by Nick Mira.
When did Juice WRLD release Lucid Dreams?
Juice WRLD released Lucid Dreams on Sat Jul 01 2017.
What did Juice WRLD say about "Lucid Dreams"?
On a Sep 20, 2017 interview with ElevatorMag, Juice WRLD said:
My producer Nick Mira used a sample from the band Sting, and I was like “Wow, I gotta really take off on this.” Most of my music is from real-life experiences, so the song was bittersweet. I was going through some hard shit and figured...
How did this song become so popular?
The song gained heavy traction after the official music video for Juice’s December 2017 track “All Girls Are the Same” was released onto Cole Bennett’s YouTube Channel in February 2018.
What inspired this song?
Since I didn’t really pre-plan a lot of stuff, it was the beat, ‘cause I think that’s kind of what draws certain vibes out, the way the beat sounds. If somebody plays a sad beat, I feel like their more likely to make a sad song. If somebody plays a beat that’s lit, their more likely to make somethin...
What was the writing process like?
The day I wrote Lucid Dreams, it was an ordinary day, just regular routine. I would just sit in my family room and play beats on the stereo, just write to them, so yeah, nothing out of the ordinary. I don’t write anymore, I freestyle a lot of stuff, but in a day, I could probably sit down and write...
How did you link up with Nick Mira on the track?
Originally I was only in contact with Sidepiece, he’s another producer assigned to their label, and he plugged me with Nick Mira and then Nick Mira was just sending me beats. It wasn’t even on the like, “Oh, yeah, this is gonna be hard, listen to this, you gotta make a song to this”, it was just lik...
What do you want people to take away from the song?
A few different things actually, I mean, people that have gone through sleep paralysis kind of would understand the context of “Lucid Dream” more than others, but the message I want people to know is, just be aware of your feelings. Really, just be aware of your feelings, and I think that’s pretty m...
Did Juice WRLD ever recognize when the track was gaining popularity?
At 40.3k SoundCloud plays, Juice WRLD realized that his sound was picking up traction. In a Tweet, Juice WRLD shows his appreciation & eagerness to create new music, saying “this is just the start.”
Was there an issue with the song's "The Shape of My Heart" interpolation?
After filing a lawsuit, Sting was awarded 85% of the revenue from “Lucid Dreams,” which interpolated the 67-year-old rock star’s 1993 hit, “Shape of my Heart.”
Despite his initial frustration, Juice WRLD seems to have made peace with this situation. Following a series of angry, since-deleted tweet...
Was there a Tik Tok challenge for this song?
A Tik-Tok challenge immerged in late 2019, featuring someone dancing to the song, and then spitting out water and seizing, to mimic epilepsy. The initial idea was to prank an unsuspecting person.
In a sick twist of fate, Juice WRLD died on December 8, 2019, from a seizure due to an accidental overd...
Has this track been RIAA certified?
On February 4, 2022, “Lucid Dreams“ was certified diamond by the RIAA.
What else have the artists said about the song?
In a July 2019 interview with No Jumper, Juice expanded on his thoughts on the track:
I didn’t think “Lucid Dreams“ was gonna be no damn hit… People think it was some heartfelt ass, heartbroken ass shit while I was crying…I wrote that shit in my living room in like twenty minutes.
Does Juice WRLD like the track personally?
In a March 2019 interview with NME, Juice touched on his personal dislike for the track and how he’s glad to have moved on:
I hate it with a passion…P-A-S-S-ion. It’s getting tired to me. I still play it, but I’m glad I dropped Death Race for Love [now].
Additionally, he touched on the same idea i...
Is there a Genius 'Verified' video for this track?
Yes! Juice WRLD himself explained this track with Genius in July 2018: