She's Got To Be Real
Dreams Unveiled: Marvin Gaye's Search for Love Beyond Reality
Lyrics
It happened not long ago
Describing a recent event
As crazy as it seems
Acknowledging the unusual nature of the experience
A girl I didn't even know came
Expressing surprise about a girl in a dream
To me in my dream
Describing the girl's appearance in the dream
And although I don't know her name
Not knowing the girl's name
I was so sorry when the morning came
Regretting the end of the dream
And I, I, I, I said I
Expressing a strong feeling about the girl's reality
'Cause I know by the way I feel
-She's got to be real (fa la la la)
-Imagine the Mona Lisa mixed with a
Using imagery to describe the girl's beauty
Girl from a Playboy book
-Imagine Venus with arms
-And then you'll know how she looks
-She's the prettiest little girl
Emphasizing the dream girl's attractiveness
That I've ever seen
-She comes to me always in my dream
-And I, oh I, said I, oh I
Reiterating belief in the girl's reality based on feelings
'Cause I know by the way I feel
-She's got to be real (fa la la la)
-I told the Sandman, 'help me if you can, man
Seeking help from the Sandman to find the dream girl
Get me her address, and I'll do the rest'
-'Cause only in my dreams do
Highlighting the exclusive nature of encountering the girl in dreams
My arms enfold her
-I'm sleeping on my job just so I can hold her
-Everywhere I go, I'm searching here and there
Expressing a persistent search for the dream girl in waking life
And every girl I see
-I just have to stop and stare
-'Cause I need her love, both night and day
Desiring the dream girl's love to end the longing
So I can stop sleeping, sleeping my life away
-And I, I said I, oh I, oh I
Reaffirming the conviction about the dream girl's reality
'Cause I know by the way I feel
-She's got to be real (she's got to be real)
-Yeah, she's got to be real, yeah
Asserting the belief in the dream girl's existence
'Cause I know (she's got to be real)
-Yeah, by the way I feel
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