Dream City Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bernie0girl 

Cover art for Dream City lyrics by Free Energy

In my opinion, this song is about a bunch of friends who go out partying a lot and on the surface they appear to be having fun. But deep down, there's something missing and they're "tired of feeling bad" and "it never feels right". But when they go away from the city, both physically and mentally, then they tap into their inner selves with the "dream lights" on. They realize that existing is very different from truly living. Their "hearts are beating lighter" with a carefree feeling because they now "love without desire." To me, this song is about going beyond the superficial world and truly loving with all your heart (not necessarily romantically and without expecting anything in return) and searching for the truth to the meaning of life. And at the end of the song, it's pointed out that if you continue to exist superficially with all the external pleasures of the world, then you will never find out who you really are and you will just find yourself old one day with no real identity.