Tender Heart
Dreaming Hearts: Alejandro Escovedo's Enchanting Tale of Love and Desire
Lyrics
I got a dream do you want to in it too?
The speaker is inviting someone to join their dream.
You can be with me and I can be with you
Expresses the desire for mutual companionship and connection.
A god above, another one below
Suggests the presence of a higher power ("a god above") and another force or influence ("another one below").
You better run baby now you'll never know
Advises to take action or seize an opportunity because the outcome is uncertain ("you'll never know").
I got a dream do you want to be in my dream?
Reiteration of the invitation to join the speaker's dream, emphasizing its importance.
I got a dream do you want to be in my dream?
-I got a tender heart do you want my tender heart?
Highlights the possession of a tender heart and questions if the listener desires it.
I got nothin' you need and everything you want
Claims to lack what the listener needs but possesses what they desire.
You make your bed honey
Suggests taking responsibility for one's actions ("make your bed") in a figurative sense.
I'll clean your nose
Symbolically offering care or assistance to the listener.
Roll over once why don't you
Encourages the listener to change or adapt ("Roll over once").
Shake out those pretty clothes
Encourages the listener to discard inhibitions or pretense ("Shake out those pretty clothes").
I got a tender heart
Reiteration of having a tender heart.
Do you want my tender heart?
Highlights the possession of a tender heart and questions if the listener desires it.
I got a tender heart
-Do you want my tender heart?
Reiterates the question of whether the listener desires the speaker's tender heart.
First time I saw you I thought
Reflects on the speaker's initial perception upon seeing the listener for the first time.
I must have dreamed you up
Expresses astonishment or disbelief at the listener's presence, as if they were too good to be true.
You laughed in my face and
Describes the listener's reaction—laughing and perhaps not taking things seriously ("Threw down in a paper cup").
Threw down in a paper cup
Symbolic of disregarding or belittling something valuable or special.
The ice is melting, it's melting in the sink
Symbolizes the passing of time or the loss of an opportunity ("ice melting"), possibly related to wasted time or chances.
It's only four, why don't you
Seemingly suggests making another drink to prolong an interaction or situation.
Make us one more drink?
-I got a dream do you want to be in my dream?
Reiteration of the invitation to join the speaker's dream, emphasizing its importance.
I got a dream do you want to be in my dream?
-Do you want to be in my dream?
Repetitive questioning, emphasizing the desire for the listener to join the speaker's dream.
Do you want to be in my dream?
-Do you want to be in my dream?
-Do you want to be in my dream?
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