the girl of my dreams
she never asks
she always screams
do you see her face
in a puddle at my feet
as i bend down
to kiss the street
and i'll come runnin' to her
her face will twitch
she wakes up angry
and i'm bewitched
her smile is forced
she's always late
but she's not sorry
and i capitulate
and i'll come runnin' to her
the girl of my dreams
she never asks
she always screams
I LOVE the 2nd verse: "her sleep is troubled/ her face will twitch/ she wakes up angry/ and I'm bewitched." I've had dreams before in which I was so infuriated that it carried over once I was awake; in one, my dad forced me to do my sister's laundry - I was so mad when I woke up that I kicked my sister, with whom I was sharing a room & bed at the time.
In any case, I agree with tbaumgar. The line about kissing the street (instead of the girl's face, which is deceptively reflected in the puddle) sort of indicates disappointed expectations of a partner-- that she'll be there, when in fact she's checked out already.
I'm pretty sure this song is about being in a co-dependent relationship with a mentally unstable person prone to mood swings.
"Her sleep is troubled/Her face will twitch/She wakes up angry/And I'm bewitched" and "Her smile is forced/she's always late/But she's not sorry/And I capitulate".
The woman is bi-polar and the narrator is in way over his head, worshipping someone who is extremely unhappy. It's doomed.
I agree. Unfortunately, I am that mentally unstable girl. I don't deserve my fiance. In fact I'm sorry she ever met me or thought I'd be a good idea.
I agree. Unfortunately, I am that mentally unstable girl. I don't deserve my fiance. In fact I'm sorry she ever met me or thought I'd be a good idea.
a marriage gone wrong
pff. not. this is about a "bad/fucking/crazy" girl that you can love one day.
I hate to disagree with you two, but I think it’s just about when a partner in a relationship loses interest and takes it out in you. I’m speaking from experience. I didn’t go to Harvard like Dean, but I have had a relationship like that, and I think that’s what he’s talking about here.
It's a love song from a parent to their child. It's about the entirely unreasonable love you feel for your child despite/ because of the difficulties. It's about parents thinking of their little girl as "The girl of my dreams." It doesn't matter that: "She never asks/ She always screams." Parents, particularly first-time parents, will know what it's like to watch your child sleep and that feeling when they wake up. "Her sleep is troubled/ Her face will twitch/ She wakes up angry/ And I'm bewitched"