Troubled by dreams that never appear
Over the decades can count on ten fingers
Plus a toe or two
The amount I remember
Why do I sleep delta
Instead of theta
Must turn to music
For answers
But confusing because
Lyrics don’t always differentiate
Between dreams awake
Or dreams asleep
Everly Brothers sing
Whenever I want you
All I have to do
Is dream….dream, dream, dream
Tom Petty is running down a dream
(great riff, great song)
The Monkees ask what can it mean
To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen
Even Billy Ocean sings
Get outta my dreams
Get into my car
(The backseat—honestly unromantic!)
But not many sing about a dream
About being actually asleep
About living a life of puzzle
With strangers who seem real
With cliffs shaking us off so we fall
With monsters chasing us through dark halls
With lovers whose names we call
With familiar family, friends, dogs and cats
Talking birds and stampeding cattle
Are remembered dreams too personal
A taboo translation into lyrics
Or is that the font of great art
What’s with dreams…
© 2017 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
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