'Dawn Is A Feeling' could be about childhood. Days of Future Passed is a concept album and each song reflects on a different moment in a person's lifetime. Dawn is the beginning, in this case, childhood.
"You look around you,
Things they astound you
So breathe in deep,
You're not asleep,
Open your mind.
You're here today,
No future fears,
This day will last
A thousand years
If you want it to."
Children's days seem longer than that of adults. They have more time to explore, learn and play. Each day can last "a thousand years".
The lyrics might also double as a metaphor for mindfulness and taking the time to appreciate what you have.
@mo10654667 Absolutely correct. And it\'s more clear if you consider the next song on the album that follows this one, "The Morning: Another Morning", which makes it more explicit:\r\n\r\n"Balloons flying, children sighing\r\nWhat a day to go kite flying\r\nBreezes cool, away from school\r\nCowboys fighting out a duel\r\n\r\nTime seems to stand quite still\r\nIn a child\'s world it always will"\r\n\r\nDawn is a feeling is the moment when the dawn breaks and a child wakes up. Then "Morning..." is the child\'s morning.\r\n...
@mo10654667 Absolutely correct. And it\'s more clear if you consider the next song on the album that follows this one, "The Morning: Another Morning", which makes it more explicit:\r\n\r\n"Balloons flying, children sighing\r\nWhat a day to go kite flying\r\nBreezes cool, away from school\r\nCowboys fighting out a duel\r\n\r\nTime seems to stand quite still\r\nIn a child\'s world it always will"\r\n\r\nDawn is a feeling is the moment when the dawn breaks and a child wakes up. Then "Morning..." is the child\'s morning.\r\n
'Dawn Is A Feeling' could be about childhood. Days of Future Passed is a concept album and each song reflects on a different moment in a person's lifetime. Dawn is the beginning, in this case, childhood.
"You look around you, Things they astound you So breathe in deep, You're not asleep, Open your mind.
You're here today, No future fears, This day will last A thousand years If you want it to."
Children's days seem longer than that of adults. They have more time to explore, learn and play. Each day can last "a thousand years".
The lyrics might also double as a metaphor for mindfulness and taking the time to appreciate what you have.
Deep stuff and way ahead of its time.
@mo10654667 Absolutely correct. And it\'s more clear if you consider the next song on the album that follows this one, "The Morning: Another Morning", which makes it more explicit:\r\n\r\n"Balloons flying, children sighing\r\nWhat a day to go kite flying\r\nBreezes cool, away from school\r\nCowboys fighting out a duel\r\n\r\nTime seems to stand quite still\r\nIn a child\'s world it always will"\r\n\r\nDawn is a feeling is the moment when the dawn breaks and a child wakes up. Then "Morning..." is the child\'s morning.\r\n...
@mo10654667 Absolutely correct. And it\'s more clear if you consider the next song on the album that follows this one, "The Morning: Another Morning", which makes it more explicit:\r\n\r\n"Balloons flying, children sighing\r\nWhat a day to go kite flying\r\nBreezes cool, away from school\r\nCowboys fighting out a duel\r\n\r\nTime seems to stand quite still\r\nIn a child\'s world it always will"\r\n\r\nDawn is a feeling is the moment when the dawn breaks and a child wakes up. Then "Morning..." is the child\'s morning.\r\n