track 6: Asagai

"Wake Me Up"

Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start

They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well that's fine by me

[2x]
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans

Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is the prize

[2x]
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

Didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know (didn't know, didn't know)

To me this is an idealist song, living in a dream and loving life. This is exactly Asagai's attitude. He doesn't agree about all the divisons, and believes in freedom. He is also very aware that what happens may not be what he wants. He admits that he very well could grow to become a tirant and would hope that a young idealist would slit his throat for the benifit of his people. "I don't know where the journey will end, but i know where to start." He has his goals and his desires... freedom for his people and Beneatha. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_KJAg8bHI