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Waking Dreams

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Waking Dreams Lyrics

Jonas Renkse:
Life, imagination
Missing link in the chain
We'll fuel your minds
Color your thoughts
Come to you waking dreams

Fire, inspiration
Missing branch on the tree
We're all rude
We're all black
Come to you in waking dreams

Anneke:
Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream
As it passes you by.
Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream
As it fades in the sky.

Jonas:
Mind transformation
You were chosen
Live the the dream that we have been dreaming
Now is a time to come together and make it come true
Oh me and you

Anneke:
Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream as it passes you by.
(Dancing on the waves)
Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream as it fades in the sky.

(solo keyboard: Tomas Bodin)

(solo guitar: Arjen)

Anneke:
Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream as it passes you by.
(Dancing on the waves)
Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream as it fades in the sky

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rainbowdemon On May 16, 2008

Day Sixteen: Loser

Day Seven: Hope

Day Three: Pain

Age of Shadows/We Are Forever

Day Ten: Memories

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RainbowDemon

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2008-05-16 15:53:44

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by RainbowDemon

18y ago

"The title of the song makes reference to the time when the humans, already formed from the comet's seeds, haven't awakened. Jonas' Forever initiates some processes on the seeds' minds ("We'll fuel your minds") to insert colors, sensations, emotions, etc. Anneke's Forever tells the seeds to stay calm as they insert these processes, to "Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves, of a waking dream as it passes you by". Jonas' Forever tells them to "Live the dream we have been dreaming"." -wiki

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by Gedrah

12y ago

It says

We are your root We are your blood Come to you in waking dreams

Referring to the idea that the Forever are what stirred the sentience of these beings in the first place, as well as the physical basis for their genetics, etc. The origin of humanity; their root, their blood.

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