Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You wake up to tell me
(That you're numb inside,
That the feelings all have died)
You're praying and you're saying
(That you do believe
But I don't believe that's true)
Everything has always been there
Nothing goes away that won't come back
You're living in a house of cards
And you're blowing down the stack
[Chorus:]
She sleeps under a rainbow
She won't dream in colour
She thinks that her soul is painted
Grey or black or white
Sleeping under a rainbow
She could dream in colour
Dream in colour tonight
Glass mirror, look in (I know it's hard to see,
When the one you free is you)
Sleep walking, high talking (but the colours
Aren't real and the things you feel don't last)
You sit there looking at the sunrise
Not knowing if the day has come or gone
Wondering why it turns you off
When it never turns you on
[Chorus]
Picking at the lock on the front door
Pulling at the shutters on the windows
But you're living in a house of shadows
Even though you're lonely you think it's you
Sitting at that table set for one
You're waiting for the guest that never comes
[Chorus]
(That you're numb inside,
That the feelings all have died)
You're praying and you're saying
(That you do believe
But I don't believe that's true)
Everything has always been there
Nothing goes away that won't come back
You're living in a house of cards
And you're blowing down the stack
[Chorus:]
She sleeps under a rainbow
She won't dream in colour
She thinks that her soul is painted
Grey or black or white
Sleeping under a rainbow
She could dream in colour
Dream in colour tonight
Glass mirror, look in (I know it's hard to see,
When the one you free is you)
Sleep walking, high talking (but the colours
Aren't real and the things you feel don't last)
You sit there looking at the sunrise
Not knowing if the day has come or gone
Wondering why it turns you off
When it never turns you on
[Chorus]
Picking at the lock on the front door
Pulling at the shutters on the windows
But you're living in a house of shadows
Even though you're lonely you think it's you
Sitting at that table set for one
You're waiting for the guest that never comes
[Chorus]
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Dream in Colour Lyrics as written by Rick Springfield Jeff Silverman
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