Don't Dream its Over Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ishtiaqahmedz 

Cover art for Don't Dream its Over lyrics by Paul Young

Can any one interpret , what he wanted to say:

"there is freedom within there is freedom without try to catch the deluge in a paper cup there's a battle ahead, many battles are lost but you never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me "

Song Meaning

freedom within there is freedom without - at first I interperated this as not all of us, not everyone is free for instance the people in sex slavery and some people are forced to work as slaves (coco farms especially). deluge means overwhelming (however it mainly refers to a flood) but he is saying trying to catch a flood in a paper cup isn't going to work. There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost - yeah if you try and change things you are not always going to win. The media namely are the people who change view points and the...