Castles In The Air Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SvenSchborsteinheim 

Cover art for Castles In The Air lyrics by Don McLean

Also, however romantic "castles in the air" may seem, it is unattainable and ultimately, he becomes disillusioned with its impossibility. What was a dream, turns nightmarish, as "castles walls just lead [him] to despair." Instead of trying to obtain the unrealistic fantasy, he recognizes the beauty and romance that had always existed in nature and his very foundations for life. Though "Castles in the Air" may be a dream for most, the narrator instead, ironically, finds "Hills of forest green/Where the mountains touch the sky, a dream come true".