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 know you
I walked with you
Once Upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam
Yet I know it's true
That visions are seldom what they seem
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
La da la da la ahahahahah
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
I know you
I walked with you
Once Upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam
Yet I know it's true
That visions are seldom what they seem
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
I walked with you
Once Upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam
Yet I know it's true
That visions are seldom what they seem
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
La da la da la ahahahahah
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
I know you
I walked with you
Once Upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam
Yet I know it's true
That visions are seldom what they seem
But if I know you
I know what you do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream
Lyrics submitted by silversong1618
Once Upon a Dream [Vocal Version] Lyrics as written by Leslie Bricusse Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Unison Rights S.L., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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