Wang Chung

Released: September 30, 1985

Songwriter: Wang Chung

Producer: David Motion Wang Chung

Wake up, stop dreaming
The sun is in the sky again
There's a hole in the ocean
And water's pouring through
Oh, wake up stop dreaming
And wipe the sleep from your eyes
Are you frightened of heights
Are you falling

Chorus:
Wake up stop dreaming
There's more than just two steps to heaven
I'm saying if you wanna get to heaven
You'd better wake up
Wake up, stop dreaming
I'm talkin' 'bout dream and reality
I'm talkin' 'bout love and brutality
And I'm saying wake up
Wake up

Wake up stop dreaming
Before the shutters start to groan
Well it's something you said in the noon day sun
But I don't recall
I don't recall

Wake up stop dreaming
Stop this seeming half reality
Don't turn your face away
Look at me
As you lie sleeping
Someone's keeping everything I knew
Don't try to run away
It's all new

Repeat Chorus

Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means “yellow bell” in Chinese (黃鐘, pinyin: huáng zhōng), and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale.

The group found their greatest success in the United States, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including “Dance Hall Days” (No. 16 In the summer of 1984), “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” (No. 2 in 1986) and “Let’s Go!” (No. 9 in 1987).

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