The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Is this what it's like?
A dream lacking serenity?
A wordless conversation, a "you and I" without me.
Well I try and I won't get far,
I'll die and I won't get far,
I'll try and know that everything's okay.
SSSSSo I guess this is where I lie.
Where the days are endless and the nights, they just don't belong. [x2]
Dreaming my reality
Where truth and fiction don't seem to exist.
Confusion is home here, but believe in you is what you insist (it's what you insist).
Well I try and I won't get far,
I'll die and I won't get far,
I'll try and know that everything's okay.
So I guess this is where I lie.
Where the days are endless and the nights, they just don't belong. [x2]
Nights, don't belong, the nights, don't belong, and the nights, they just don't belong. [x3]
(Nights don't belong) I'll never be ok, as long as I'm dreaming a reality. [x2]
A dream lacking serenity?
A wordless conversation, a "you and I" without me.
Well I try and I won't get far,
I'll die and I won't get far,
I'll try and know that everything's okay.
SSSSSo I guess this is where I lie.
Where the days are endless and the nights, they just don't belong. [x2]
Dreaming my reality
Where truth and fiction don't seem to exist.
Confusion is home here, but believe in you is what you insist (it's what you insist).
Well I try and I won't get far,
I'll die and I won't get far,
I'll try and know that everything's okay.
So I guess this is where I lie.
Where the days are endless and the nights, they just don't belong. [x2]
Nights, don't belong, the nights, don't belong, and the nights, they just don't belong. [x3]
(Nights don't belong) I'll never be ok, as long as I'm dreaming a reality. [x2]
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Dreaming a Reality Lyrics as written by David Michael Miller Daniel Gerard Trapp
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