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.
Dreams of earthquakes
Dreams of hurricanes
Dreams of pouring rain
Dreams of tidal waves (to wash us all away)
Dreams of guns blazed
Dreams of fire, rage
Dreams of swollen graves
Dreams of hollow pain
All gone
No more fallen
No more enemy
No more casualty
No more dream
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
Dreams of mourning grief
Dreams of disbelief
Dreams of tragedy
Dreams of our disease (to take us all away)
Dreams of fidelity
Dreams of inner peace
Dreams of loyalty
Dreams of unity
All gone, all gone
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
The angels are injured
Fall with broken, burning wings
Are we dead inside?
Are we blind?
We can't keep moving forward
Backwards with closed eyes
We're losing sight
All lost inside
No more fallen
No more enemy
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares
Nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
All gone
All gone
All gone
All gone
Dreams of hurricanes
Dreams of pouring rain
Dreams of tidal waves (to wash us all away)
Dreams of guns blazed
Dreams of fire, rage
Dreams of swollen graves
Dreams of hollow pain
All gone
No more fallen
No more enemy
No more casualty
No more dream
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
Dreams of mourning grief
Dreams of disbelief
Dreams of tragedy
Dreams of our disease (to take us all away)
Dreams of fidelity
Dreams of inner peace
Dreams of loyalty
Dreams of unity
All gone, all gone
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
The angels are injured
Fall with broken, burning wings
Are we dead inside?
Are we blind?
We can't keep moving forward
Backwards with closed eyes
We're losing sight
All lost inside
No more fallen
No more enemy
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
I have a dream
But nobody cares
Nobody wants to listen
Fall into sleep
Fall into me
Hang on to a dream
That nobody wants
Nobody cares
Nobody wants
Nobody cares anymore
All gone
All gone
All gone
All gone
Lyrics submitted by me_tall_i_ca
Fall Into Sleep Lyrics as written by Greg Tribbett Chad L. Gray
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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My opinion is somee one about to kill them self "fall into sleep" "no body cares no body wants to listen"<br /> and all the dreams they had good and bad all gone<br /> COMMENTS !!! please!<br /> OH AND I HATE BUSH TOO THROW MORE SHEWS AT HIM D<
@bush_h8er I feel uber confident MLK was not the inspiration of the song... but your interpretation is interesting.
I agree on the fact that this song references Martin Luther King Jr.'s infamous speech, however, this song also reflects Chad personal views on "cleansing the world of all life to start over". I think that Chad feels more like the present world is a hopeless dissaster. The exerpt that bush h8er used is a good example, but the second paragraph is a complete contradiction to this statement.:
"dreams of guns blazed, dreams of fire rage, dreams of swollen graves, dreams of hollow pain- ...all gone"
These are bad things that are also "all gone". I feel that this song is more about the fact that people have given up on dreaming all together. Chad feels that people need this in thier life, and I concur.
P.S. these lyrics need some tweeking.
Definatly seems about the apathy (and hatred?) of the world. Nobody gives a damn.
It does seem to refer to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. if you read it totally fits. Although from what i know about Mudvayne i dont really think that that would be the case cuz Chad Grey tends to write songs about how he feels about things and it also fits into just everyday bullshit of people constantly killing each other for stupid fucking reasons which im more inclined to believe that thats what hes talking about. Anyway its a fuckin awsome song and the chorus kind of reminds me of the song "a key to nothing". VERY MUDVAYNE
why do people always make references to past events? this songs just about how he feels no one gives a shit about his life and no1 wants to listen to the things he wants to let out
Hey I read and listened to interviews, I have a big MP3 that is an interview with Ryan. He just says that the album was mostly written by Chad and a lot of songs are about his personal life, I doubt its about what you are saying but who knows... AWESOME SONG
OK it just dawned on me. Bush h8er was right. Chad is talking about a world of peace and unity. The line:
dreams of earthquakes, dreams of hurricanes, dreams of pouring rain, dreams of tidal waves, (to wash us all away).
dreams of guns blazed, dreams of fire rage, dreams of swollen graves, dreams of hollow pain- ...all gone.
Is referring to the fact that his dream is about these types of thoughts being erased from scoiety hence the, "All gone". The part where he states:
dreams of fidelity, dreams of inner peace, dreams of loyalty, dreams of unity- ...all gone.
Is referring to the fact obviously that no one focuses on good anymore. At least that's my view on it.
OK I just thought of something else. oKySP could be right also. The two lines:
dreams of earthquakes, dreams of hurricanes, dreams of pouring rain, dreams of tidal waves, (to wash us all away).
and
dreams of morning grief, dreams of disbelief, dreams of tragedy, dreams of our defeat, (to take us all away).
are probobly referring to the belief of cleansing the world to start over. This is clearly indicated by the bad dreams of war and destruction whether by man vs. man or man vs. nature. Utimately both situations will result in all life being destroyed and people having to start over. That is his dream. It's indicated by the lines, "To wash us all away" and "To take us all away". But the linbe, "...all gone" directly after these verses means that nobody really cares what his dreams are and it will never happen.
well all i know is that it reminds me of the girl that i can't have anymore, unless she realizes i'm still waiting for her. But enough of my life. what i mean by that is where he says...
fall into me- i have a dream, but nobody cares, nobody wants to listen.
Fall into me is where she had strong feeling for me (she never said "i love you or anything of that sort, but i know she did). The dream is where she gets rid of her loser boyfriend and i take her (but thats only a dream). when nobody cares is where all the other people that have feelings torward me didn't have them like she did. if "nobody wants to listen", then i'll just have to wait for her to get rid of him, unless they have something special, or, i'll just have to wait until, i find someone else...until then, well, i dont know until then.