In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I'm having dreams about you
I wanna scream about you
I'm having dreams about you
I wanna scream about you
everything you have done
You were the girl
Who seemed to own the world
Everything was about you
I took a chance to call you my own
I didn't know a thing about you
thought you could love
What a fool I was
what's going on
I was just singing my song
There's something mad about you
I took it wrong
You like my song
Why couldnt I have you
Crazy dream you done me wrong
You left me long
I couldnt stand to chance without you
you said the love was dead
And in my head
I just couldnt believe it
and on the phone you said
You never knew me at all
thought there was love
What a fool I was
and everything was in hyper-jinx
Just like an old time movie
you don't understand
Can't comprehend
I guess it doesn't really matter
and every dream a nightmare
And nothing really matters
I thought I was Loved
What a fool I was
having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
I wanna scream about you
I'm having dreams about you
I wanna scream about you
everything you have done
You were the girl
Who seemed to own the world
Everything was about you
I took a chance to call you my own
I didn't know a thing about you
thought you could love
What a fool I was
what's going on
I was just singing my song
There's something mad about you
I took it wrong
You like my song
Why couldnt I have you
Crazy dream you done me wrong
You left me long
I couldnt stand to chance without you
you said the love was dead
And in my head
I just couldnt believe it
and on the phone you said
You never knew me at all
thought there was love
What a fool I was
and everything was in hyper-jinx
Just like an old time movie
you don't understand
Can't comprehend
I guess it doesn't really matter
and every dream a nightmare
And nothing really matters
I thought I was Loved
What a fool I was
having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
Having dreams about you
Lyrics submitted by fatslapper
Dream Scream Lyrics as written by Daniel Dale Johnston
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I really love Daniel's original and the Death Cab cover of this song. They bring two totally different feels to it.
Daniel's original sounds very desperate to me. He breathes heavy like he's on the verge of tears. He sounds very forlorn and alone. It's so sad and it makes you feel for him.
Musically I think it's pretty wistful in a awy. The guitar is twangy and dreamy. The piano is a bit stilted which characteristic of Daniel now. Overall it has a very lazy (not bad lazy) and dreamy quality to it.
The Death Cab For Cutie version is great too. I usually don't like Ben Gibbard's voice but I think it meshes well with Daniel's lyrics. The piano is so steady it's hauntingand I love love love the drums in the DCFC version. The cymbal crashes and offbeat drum rolls are sooo good. The bass part is very powerful at the right times and the strange noise effects they put in take it to a whole other level. Overall, they took a great song and made a wonderfully haunting and beautiful interpretation.