They might be images passing through the mind during sleep. Possibly visions willingly indulged in while awake. Or simply people & places of surreal beauty and excellence.
Like love, though nowhere near the number, there's an abundance of songs, old and new, revolving on this theme. And often enough, songs commingle the two. For obvious reasons.
I'll bet you could call up the names of at least three or more dream ballads right now. You've sung, swayed, hummed, or perhaps shared them with an intimate someone.
One of the most sublime is the 1994 song "Dreams" by The Cranberries. The Irish band's lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan has a stunning, ethereal voice, making this song all the more, shall we say, dreamy.
"Oh my life is changing everyday
Every possible way
Though my dreams, it’s never quite as it seems
Never quite as it seems
I know I felt like this before
But now I’m feeling it even more
Because it came from you
Then I open up and see
The person fumbling here is me
A different way to be
I want more, impossible to ignore
Impossible to ignore
They’ll come true, impossible not to do
Impossible not to do.....
.....Now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don’t hurt me
For what I couldn’t find
Talk to me amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You’re everything to me
Oh my life is changing everyday
Every possible way
Though my dreams, it’s never quite as it seems
’cause you’re a dream to me
Dream to me"
No comments:
Post a Comment