Day 320: Dream Logic

Dreams are a curious thing. I have recurring dreams where I'm doing things (like performing) but my friends are ignoring me, pretending not to notice me - as though they're afraid to mention that I'm not wearing pants. Anyways - this one is Dream Logic, one of the few songs that was written as a melody first and then had chords created for it (a boring set of C, F, G, Am, Em). This was given the lowest possible rating in the last complete evaluation of my song catalog by a friend.


"Dream Logic"

When I fish through my past, I get stuck on you
With your frightened eyes and your insecurity
You managed to make an impression on me
But somehow you've waltzed on through

When I slept you'd be hanging out in my head
Holding me tightly as we danced on the bed
Everything that you said was gentle and true
But it's only a dream, another dream of you

And sometimes we'd walk, talk, or maybe we'd kiss
Always soft and warm and more real than real
And you'd smile, how'd you smile, I coudl see to your soul
But I'd always wake up alone

When I slept you'd be hanging out in my head
Holding me tightly as we danced on the bed
Late at night I could see how much we could do
But it's only a dream, another dream of you

If I got out of bed and I saw you outside
You were nice, always nice, but I just didn't know
If you saw what I saw when I dreamed at night
Would you love me or just let me go?

When I slept you'd be hanging out in my head
Holding me tightly as we danced on the bed
Everything that you said was gentle and true
But it's only a dream, another dream of you

When I found out that I was deceiving myself
And a dream was all that you would be
I found that I lost even that for you see
That a dream without hope cannot be

When I slept you'd be hanging out in my head
Holding me tightly as we danced on the bed
Late at night I could see how much we could do
But it's only a dream, another dream of you


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Copyright: Croftonsongs, 2003