Lyrics
I dreamed a dream
I had a vision or aspiration
in time gone by
In a past era
When hope was high
When optimism was strong
and life worth living
And life had value
I dreamed that love would
I envisioned that love would endure
never die
Believing that love is eternal
I dreamed that God
I thought God would be merciful
would be forgiving
Expecting forgiveness from God
Then I was young and unafraid
At that time, I was young and fearless
And dreams were made
Dreams were created, pursued, and squandered
and used and wasted
There was no cost to bear
There was no ransom to be paid
No debt or obligation
No song unsung no wine untasted
No opportunity missed, no pleasure untouched
But the tigers come at night
However, troubles arrive unexpectedly
With their voices
Their voices gentle yet powerful
soft as thunder
They dismantle your hope
As they turn your hope apart
And shatter your dreams
And they turn your dreams
Yet, I still hope for a reunion
to shame
A hope that persists despite adversity
Still I dream he'll come to me
A vision of being together
That we would live
Living through the years with a loved one
the years together
But some dreams are unattainable
But there are dreams
There are aspirations that cannot be realized
that cannot be
And there are challenges too great to endure
And there are storms
Storms that we cannot withstand
we cannot weather
I envisioned a life so different
I had a dream my life would be
From the harsh reality I am experiencing
So different from the hell
Life is now starkly different
I'm living
From what it appeared to be
So different now from
Now, life has extinguished the dream
what it seemed
It's not what it seemed to be
Now life has killed the dream
Reality has crushed the dream
I dreamed
The dream I once had
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