Where were you when we called the police?
Were you ready to go home and hard to please?
But no, you were in Portugal
So don't come back to Stockholm no more

And where were you when Dylan went electric?
She fell, fell in love with an old friend from school
But no, you didn't find out what happened, did you?
And don't come back to Stockholm no more, no more

Say what you say, I am listening and I am all ears
And if you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

Where were you when they sold the house?
I was stuck in a conversation about going out
Oh, no cigarette can't cover up the mess I'm in
But it makes me feel less lonely again and again

Say what you say, I am listening and I am all ears
If you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

And everything you say, I am listening, yes, I am all ears
If you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

I don't know when she will get her child
I asked Christian and he answered with a nervous smile
"Oh no, it's not easy, I'm not the one to say
Why don't you fly down to her anyway?"

Say what you say, I am listening and I am all ears
If you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

And everything you say, I am listening, yes, I am all ears
If you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

And say what you say, I am listening, yes, I am all ears
If you still believe I'm thinking of you
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming

Yes, you're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming
You're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming
You're dreaming, you're dreaming, yes, you're dreaming


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    I believe he is lying. The entire song feels sung out of hurt, and its existence proves that he is in fact thinking of her. Hopeful.

    leetlib99on August 01, 2007   Link
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    oh, what a gorgeous song. the new album's so sweet. I especially love this line " no cigarette can cover up the mess I'm in/ but it makes me feel less lonely.." totally expressing the way I'm feeling right now.

    But come on, why has no one commented on it yet?

    kaleidoscope~eyeson June 20, 2007   Link
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    oh, what a gorgeous song. the new album's so sweet. I especially love this line " no cigarette can cover up the mess I'm in/ but it makes me feel less lonely.." totally expressing the way I'm feeling right now.

    But come on, why has no one commented on it yet?

    kaleidoscope~eyeson June 20, 2007   Link
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    I love this song! Everytime I hear it I wanna sing this to my ex-boyfriend "if you still believe i'm thinking of you,you are dreaming" ^^

    reptiliaron June 29, 2007   Link
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    one of my favourite songs right now.

    Igbyon September 16, 2007   Link
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    My ex basically just dedicated this line to me. "If you still believe I'm thinking of you, you're dreaming." My heart was broken all over again. I'd hoped to find some insight here... that maybe the line had some sort of hidden meaning that wasn't quite so painful.

    As leetilb said, I do believe there's hurt there. But it still just really makes me feel like shit.

    AroundtheWrldon October 30, 2007   Link
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    i think it has more to do with a relative..maybe father..rather than a girlfriend...sounds like hes being stubborn over a father or could be a very close friend who kind of went off to do their own thing and forgot about the people back home.

    greatcreatoron November 24, 2007   Link

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