To me this song is an escape from the staleness of reality. It is a trip into the strange and magical world lurking in everyone's subconscious. Our dreams are the only place where we are truly free to be submerged in the wild things we think in the back of our minds. It is an adventure; an escape from our boring routines. One place where this is obvious to me is when it says: "Run along now, don't be glum Get you gone, now, have some fun Don't be long, for the end is nigh. Because your dreams let you run free, But the end is nigh because eventually we wake up. "There's no such thing as time to kill Nor time to throw away So, once for the bright sky, twice for the pig sty Thrice for another day" Don't waste time in your dreams because the sky will brighten, But you can come back another day because the clock will be ticking down for you to return. The fact that the song ends with "And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs" Really indicates to me that this is a dream. In conclusion I believe that the meaning of this song is your escape to your unconscious, and one way you can escape from reality is slipping into a dream.