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I dreamed I was drowning
In the river Thames
I dreamed I had nothing at all
Nothing but my own skin
I dreamed I was drifting
On the howling wind
I dreamed I had nothing at all
Nothing but my own skin
Slipped away from your open hand
Into the river
Saw your face looking back at me
I saw my past
And I saw my future
[Chorus]
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
Cause you don't like the way they seem to be going
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Put it all back together
But anyway you look at things and try
The lovers are losing
I dreamed I was watching
A young lover's dance
I reached out to touch your hand
But I was watching from a distance
We cling to love like a skidding car
Clinched to the corner
I try to hold on to what we are
The more I squeeze the quicker we all are
[Chorus]
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin) [Repeat: x3]
I dreamed I had nothing at all
[Chorus]
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
Cause you don't like the way they seem to be going
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Put it all back together
But in the final reckoning
We're trying
The lovers are losing
In the river Thames
I dreamed I had nothing at all
Nothing but my own skin
I dreamed I was drifting
On the howling wind
I dreamed I had nothing at all
Nothing but my own skin
Slipped away from your open hand
Into the river
Saw your face looking back at me
I saw my past
And I saw my future
[Chorus]
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
Cause you don't like the way they seem to be going
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Put it all back together
But anyway you look at things and try
The lovers are losing
I dreamed I was watching
A young lover's dance
I reached out to touch your hand
But I was watching from a distance
We cling to love like a skidding car
Clinched to the corner
I try to hold on to what we are
The more I squeeze the quicker we all are
[Chorus]
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin) [Repeat: x3]
I dreamed I had nothing at all
[Chorus]
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
Cause you don't like the way they seem to be going
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Put it all back together
But in the final reckoning
We're trying
The lovers are losing
Lyrics submitted by Runaway Muse, edited by owl21
The Lovers Are Losing Lyrics as written by Timothy James Rice-oxley Richard David Hughes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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Great first single. I agree with awillis and rscofield thoughts. If a couple ("The Lovers") isn't ready to fight against adversity and the current situation of the world, "The Lovers" will lose this fight.
"I dreamed I was watching A young lover's dance I reached out to touch your hand But I was watching from a distance"
To me this seems like a couple drifiting apart from each other.
"We cling to love like a skidding car Clings to a corner I try to hold on to what we are The more I squeeze the quicker we alter"
This may refer to a couple clinging on to their feelings for each other, the only thing they have left.
So in general, I think that this song refers to the current situation in the world, when couples find out that their dreams aren't what they used to be and deception comes. Although "The Lovers" are losing this fight, they still have the chance to turn things around and win this.