Franz Ferdinand

Dream Again

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Don't be afraid if you hear voices
Or feel the sweet air spoken upon you

Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispering words
Of hope will reassure
Show me the future

Will see us joined together
If the oceans fled or the mountains sigh
Then I will keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again

Don't be afraid if you're descending the deepest despair
Without a handrail to guide you
Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispering words
Can confuse

But when you're sleeping
They shift and slide together
Bring meaning to the ??? cry

Oh, I...I keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again

Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispers
Are where you live a little fear
But feel the future

Well I feel us dream together
I feel no fear, I feel no fire
Oh, I...I keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream

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savinbalix On Jan 16, 2009

Michael

Take Me Out

The Dark of the Matinee

Auf Achse

Walk Away

Don't be afraid if you hear voices
Or feel the sweet air spoken upon you

Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispering words
Of hope will reassure
Show me the future

Will see us joined together
If the oceans fled or the mountains sigh
Then I will keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again

Don't be afraid if you're descending the deepest despair
Without a handrail to guide you
Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispering words
Can confuse

But when you're sleeping
They shift and slide together
Bring meaning to the ??? cry

Oh, I...I keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again

Sometimes the sound of a thousand whispers
Are where you live a little fear
But feel the future

Well I feel us dream together
I feel no fear, I feel no fire
Oh, I...I keep on dreaming

I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream again
I live to dream

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2009-01-16 19:28:06

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by TinDefacto

15y ago

Check out this monologue from Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest Act three, Scene two.

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, 
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. 
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments 
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices 
That, if I then had waked after long sleep, 
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, 
The clouds methought would open and show riches 
Ready to drop upon me that, when I waked, 
I cried to dream again.

Bam. Alex said on Twitter, when a fan pointed it out: "Well spotted. It was Nick's idea."

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by BrokenDick 14y ago

Mind-blowing!

by Dagonet

17y ago

Amazing Song!!!! I live to dream again (Buum Buum Buum Buum Buummmmm) I love the Bass...

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by me88 17y ago

This is one of my favorites. And yea the bass is win.

by laurride288

17y ago

god, i love the line "Don't be afraid if you're descending the deepest despair, Without a handrail to guide you." so lovely.

it's "bring meaning to the canyon's cry."

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by ImyourVillain

17y ago

Wonderful song... It's like I'm listening to my own thoughts sometimes...

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by kaimiriffy 16y ago

I think the song is about taking solace in dreaming, or that dreams are an escape. Its really obvious that the song is meant to sound like a dreamscape.

I like how a lot of the lines start with don't be afraid, but my favourite is 'well I feel us dream together' - it sends shivers down my spine.

by swanceva

16y ago

First time i heard this I thought "wow, this is such a stoner song". But then I examined the lyrics ^.^

Generally, I think this song is about staying strong and rational and preserving one's individuality in times of trouble. "I live to dream again"--that can be talking about either always living in order to dream and work for a better future (which goes with the staying strong thing). It could also be like "don't get despaired if life sucks, because you can stay strong in your dreams [the sleeping kind]". I like the first version better.

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by Yohie

14y ago

I think that this song is about wake induced lucid dreams. Before you dream, you must go through the sleep paralysis, where you can hear loud noises and the whole thing is very terrifying. After sleep paralysis, you start lucid dreaming.

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