It's the Same Old Dream
Enchanting Reverie: Artie Shaw's Echoes of Longing
Lyrics
I can see a steeple - surrounded by people
I observe a steeple, and there are people surrounding it.
Oh how real it all starts to seem
The experience becomes vivid and realistic.
Just as the choir is singing - my alarm starts ringing
As a choir sings, my alarm interrupts the moment.
It's the same old dream
This scenario is a recurring or habitual dream.
And then my thoughts inspire - a scene by a fire
My thoughts lead to a scene featuring a fire in a cottage near a stream.
In a cottage close by a stream
The details of the dream are familiar and well-known.
I know it all by heart now - we're about to part now
I'm aware of the sequence; we are about to part ways in the dream.
It's the same old dream
Reiteration that it's the same recurring dream.
If you but knew
If you only knew
How many times I pretend - that I'm with you
Expressing the frequency of pretending to be together.
I'm sure your heart would unbend - you'd see me through
Belief that if understood, your heart would soften and support me.
Until my dream had a happy ending
Hopeful anticipation of a positive resolution to the dream.
And I can picture clearly - the things I love dearly
Imagining clearly the things that are deeply cherished.
In the center you reign supreme
In this imagined world, you hold a central and supreme role.
We kiss and I discover - I'm a lonesome lover
A moment of intimacy leads to the realization of being alone.
It's the same old dream
Reaffirmation that the dream remains the same and recurring.
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