Every song, every dream filled with hell from beyond
As I'm sinkin', I relive the story
Every try, every breakthrough, and every cry
As I'm sinkin', I relive the story
[Chorus: Lil Nas X]
Oh, never forget me
And everything I've done
Oh, never forget me
Like I'm your favorite song
I'm fadin', replayin'
These thoughts I thought while sinkin' down
Oh, never forget me
And evеrything I've done
[Verse 2: Miley Cyrus]
Tears running dry, shattеred inside, but I still gotta smile
As I'm sinkin', I relive the story
Glitter comes off, battered and blue, but I gotta go on
As I'm singin', I rewrite my story
[Chorus: Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Both]
Oh, never forget me
And everything I've done
Oh, never forget me
Like I'm your favorite song
I'm fadin' (Fadin'), replayin' (Mm)
These thoughts I thought while sinkin' down
Oh, never forget me
And everything I've done
About
“AM I DREAMING” is the fifteenth and final track off of Lil Nas X’s debut album MONTERO.
The song features Miley Cyrus, an artist who much like Lil Nas X has matured in the public eye and been subject to widespread criticism for exploring her sexuality. The two artists gained unbelievable fame at a young age, but these heartbreaking lyrics reflect the harsh reality they’ve faced as young LGBTQ people in the music industry.
A demo of the same song was leaked 2 months prior to its official release, which features a trimmed length of the song and different vocal parts in the last chorus.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Lil Nas X told Apple Music:
It represents the ending. The song is basically—let’s say you’re on a sinking ship; everything is going down and you’re dying, basically, and you’re having all these thoughts about what everybody’s gonna feel. You can’t even settle in your own death; your mind is like, “What’s everybody gonna think? Am I gonna be remembered? Am I gonna be loved?” and then at the end, it’s like death. It’s the end of the album. And once you see the album cover, it’s a continuous cycle because I feel like once we’re gone here, we’re doing something next, somewhere else.
No, although it is notable that he has collaborated with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus on the remix of Nas' breakout single, Old Town Road.
He told Apple Music:
Miley is just the sweetest person ever and I feel like she’s one of those people that don’t even realize how impactful and how much of a legend they already are and what they have done and what they’re doing right now, even to this day—and I really admire her and her ability to constantly change herself.
- 6.SCOOP
- 7.ONE OF ME
- 11.SUN GOES DOWN
- 12.VOID
- 13.DONT WANT IT
- 14.LIFE AFTER SALEM
- 15.AM I DREAMING