When You Sleep
Dreaming Love Beneath the Trees: Unveiling the Meaning of Mary Lambert's 'When You Sleep'
Lyrics
One foot in front of the other
Continuing to move forward step by step.
Keep breathing just like they taught you
Keep breathing as instructed or advised.
You politely asked to take a walk with me
A polite request to accompany for a walk.
I would've married you there underneath the trees
Expressing a desire to marry or commit under the trees.
Is it real, this thing?
Questioning the reality or genuineness of something.
Is it real, ooh, this thing?
Repeating the query about the authenticity of something.
I could make you happy
Claiming the ability to bring happiness.
I could make you love me
Claiming the ability to make someone love.
I could disappear completely
Expressing the potential to vanish entirely.
I could be your love song
Offering oneself as a love song.
I could be long gone
Suggesting the possibility of being far away or absent.
I could be a ghost in your eardrum
Imagining being a haunting presence in one's thoughts.
When you sleep, will it be with me?
Questioning whether the person will be thought of during sleep.
When you sleep, will it be with me?
Reiterating the query about being in thoughts during sleep.
I swore I saw you in a dream
Recalling a dream where the person was seen joyfully.
All dressed in white and wide smile
Describing the person in a dream attire and smiling.
You politely asked to take a walk with me
A polite request again to take a walk together.
And I married you there underneath the trees
Imagining a marriage scenario under trees.
Can you feel the beat of my heartbeat beating through me?
Asking if the heartbeat can be felt resonating.
Can you feel the beat of my heartbeat beating through?
Repeating the question about feeling the heartbeat.
I could make you happy
Reiterating the ability to bring happiness.
I could make you love me
Reiterating the ability to make someone love.
I could disappear completely
Reiterating the potential to disappear completely.
I could be your love song
Repeating the offer to be a love song.
I could be long gone
Repeating the suggestion of being distant or absent.
I could be a ghost in your eardrum
Repeating the idea of haunting someone's thoughts.
When you sleep, will it be with me?
Repeating the question about being thought of during sleep.
When you sleep, will it be with me?
Reiterating the query about being in thoughts during sleep.
How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)
Wondering about missing someone without knowing them.
How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)
Repeating the pondering about missing someone unknown.
How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)
Continuing the contemplation about missing the unknown person.
How did I miss you, when I didn't know you? (Ooh)
Repeating the thoughts on missing someone unknown.
I could make you happy
Reiterating the ability to bring happiness.
I could make you love me
Reiterating the ability to make someone love.
I could disappear completely
Reiterating the potential to disappear completely.
I could be your love song
Repeating the offer to be a love song.
I could be long gone
Repeating the suggestion of being distant or absent.
I could be a ghost in your eardrum
Repeating the idea of haunting someone's thoughts.
I could make you happy
Reiterating the ability to bring happiness.
I could make you love me
Reiterating the ability to make someone love.
I could disappear completely
Reiterating the potential to disappear completely.
Be with me when you sleep
Requesting to be present in thoughts during sleep.
Be with me
Requesting to be present during sleep.
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