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Trouble With Dreams Lyrics
There's nothing that I wanna do
More than get along and be with you
Trouble with dreams is they don't come true
And when they do they can catch up to you
You don't need a thing from me but I
I need something big from you
Cos you know I've got an awful lot of big dreams
I'm walking down a lonely road
Clear to me now but I was never told
Trouble with dreams is you never know
When to hold on and when to let go
If you let me down it's alright
At least there'll be something for me
Cos you know I got an awful lot of big dreams
This is the life that I must lead now
Crossing fingers and wiping brows
Trouble with dreams is you can't pretend
Something with no beginning has an end
You don't need a thing from me but I
I need something big from you
Cos you know I've got an awful lot of big dreams
More than get along and be with you
Trouble with dreams is they don't come true
And when they do they can catch up to you
I need something big from you
Cos you know I've got an awful lot of big dreams
Clear to me now but I was never told
Trouble with dreams is you never know
When to hold on and when to let go
At least there'll be something for me
Cos you know I got an awful lot of big dreams
Crossing fingers and wiping brows
Trouble with dreams is you can't pretend
Something with no beginning has an end
I need something big from you
Cos you know I've got an awful lot of big dreams
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"Trouble with dreams is they don't come true" how true that is
@scottecooper Wow, 2005, this was THAT long ago lol…I heard this on WXPN, I remember it being contemporaneous with Portikns For Foxes, both of which I really Liked at the time…
@scottecooper Wow, 2005, this was THAT long ago lol…I heard this on WXPN, I remember it being contemporaneous with Portikns For Foxes, both of which I really Liked at the time…
Listening to Trouble With dreams now - Yeah, GREAT song, man…and I’m not necessarily an “eels fan”, but what a song!!
Listening to Trouble With dreams now - Yeah, GREAT song, man…and I’m not necessarily an “eels fan”, but what a song!!
The glockenspiel is a vastly underused instrument these days.
I see it a little differently. I see it as a reminder the things we perceive (pretend) as being perfect that really aren't. Disillusionment.
Being in a relationship that you feel/believe/act as if it is everything you want and need, but acknowledging nothing is really perfect.
It's not so much, IMO, about want something you dream about but can't have- rather getting what you dreamed of and realising it isn't what you expected.
@rainbowtvp Afa the Glockenspiel in pop Music:
@rainbowtvp Afa the Glockenspiel in pop Music:
Bruce Springsteen says, “you’re welcome”…
Bruce Springsteen says, “you’re welcome”…
This song is about how things in dreams don't always come true, no matter how much you want them to. Specifically, it uses the example of a guy wanting a girl, and he doesn't feel the feelings are mutual, so he keeps their relationship in his dreams.
this song is featured in "the ice harvest" trailer.
god iove that organ solo at the end
i think he's saying not to get a head of yourself. or shoot to high. because the higher you shoot its just that much farther to the ground.
i think he's saying not to get a head of yourself. or shoot to high. because the higher you shoot its just that much farther to the ground.
I heard this in the trailer for The Ice Harvest, and I thought that it suited the trailer really well!
Who hasn't felt this way... wanting something and even though it's a wonderful dream you don't know whether you should pursue it because it might end up leading to huge disappointment.
This song is fantastic live.