Baba Brinkman - Apocalyptic Utopian Dreams in the Western Wilderness lyrics

I dreamed I was a bu*terfly, having a dream I was a man having a dream I was a bu*terfly So what am I? I'm a bu*terfly man Like Aaron Nazrul, or maybe a pterodactyl My mental state is very adaptable I dreamed of a light in the sky and everybody Was running from it terrified and trying to hide Except some people had a light in their eyes Like “Yes the apocalypse, now it's our time” And they were like parasites, and predators, with nothing But lust and violence on their bloody minds But where's my tribe? Where's my sister and my Cousins and, wait, did my brother survive? I find them in a secret village filled with people Singing about civilization and how we k**ed it Like “it's time to destroy and rebuild it” “It's time to destroy and rebuild it The cities are poisoned and filled with noise And filth and we always feel sick and joyless So it's time to destroy and rebuild it Apocalyptic utopian dreams In the western wilderness, goin' insane Thinkin' like nothin' exists but this place That's how we get away from the stress of the everyday I dreamed I was a soldier, fighting in a war I didn't understand, just wishing it was over I was shoulder to shoulder with some brave men and women Thinkin' if I could just save them, then that made sense I dreamed I was a politician full of positive intentions But every policy I followed went the wrong direction And all the people really wanted was a strong protector So that's what they got, with all the consequences I dreamed I was a rap phenomenon makin' the hottest Songs, livin' like the Shah of Iran, drivin' the Audubon In August in an Audi with some hot mamas in thongs; But then I lost the common touch and it all went wrong I dreamed I was a woman who wasn't in love with me Even though I wanted her to be, I disgusted me Watching myself grovel, like, “what a freak” While I kept on pleading with her, like: “Touch me please!” Apocalyptic utopian dreams In the western wilderness, goin' insane Thinkin' like nothin' exists but this place That's how we get away from the stress of the everyday I dreamed of a paradigm shift The kind that only happens after a terrible crisis And I didn't know what the crisis was and I didn't care Lives were lost and not mine and that isn't fair But I was a witness to it all, sitting there Watching as the dynamic shifted As if the Titanic had drifted into that cataclysmic Collision, only instead of panicked and cannibalistic People actually acted in their collective Rational interests, the whole planet was pacifistic And yet somehow it still had defenses Against the animalistic instincts of degenerate Misfits, and instead of ma**ive weapons All we manufactured was cures for cancer and sickness And new games to play and ways to explore space I just wish I could remember what provoked the change Apocalyptic utopian dreams In the western wilderness, goin' insane Thinkin' like nothin' exists but this place That's how we get away from the stress of the everyday