The American Dream In Avici's Wake Me Up

Imagine, as a child a girl’s dream is to graduate high school, complete her degree, marry the ideal partner, have remarkable children and live the American dream; but then reality came into perspective and at eighteen years old she is pregnant with no college education and no job security. Growing up a boy’s dream is to become a professional baseball player; being the MVP in little league and continued to be the all-star player through adolescence and college he has his heart set in achieving his goal . His confidence is soaring and he knows it is his destiny to become a professional baseball player. Unfortunately, he was not chosen in his first year to be drafted. These are the times when the world seems to be against a dream, and then the dream seems to be out of reach. Do they give up or do they take a different course? “Wake Me UP” by Avicii claims in which dreamers and believers have a chance of making their desires become a reality, regardless of what society and pessimistic people have to say. Even though there might not be a written proposal on how to achieve their dreams, they are still hoping to achieve their goal.
Listening to so many different opinions and so many discouraging words can become a hindrance. Avicii implies through his ethos “I tried carrying the weight of the world/But I only have two hands” meaning that the words of others can be demanding, but he is only one person and he should not have to carry their burdens of what they believe should be his fate. The words of others can be so heavy sometimes that it can make future goals gloomy and not clear. However, choosing to be aware of being a unique individual is what can set a person apart from carrying the weight or deciding to be different. A person can use the negativity as their driving force to which can give the push they need to