FAWM: "Dream Of Love"

Dream Of Love

Liner Notes

# liner
if i ever have a dream about love i will write a song about it. until then i'll keep dreaming.

#sidekicksongcircle #dream
#acoustic #onetake #singersongwriter

# details
written: 2/23/2025
start :9:3opm
finished 1o:46pm
demo: 11:36pm

# notes
A couple of mistakes on this take, with the first chorus i sang head instead of life, and then "psychology" on the bridge goes big time flat. other than the mistakes i thought this was a great take. the opening line I found the hardest to record, so it is great it's at the start. will continue to work on this one.

Lyrics

[capo 4]
am dm g am
repressed child hood memories
dm em am
displaced feelings in the night

am dm g am
lately, my dream work condenses to a fist
dm em am
my voice quivers and shakes

C g
irma's needle freud wished
Am f
the royal road into our consciousness
c g
sheets soaked, my pillow bare
am f
i wish i could manifest
g am
a new dream tonight
f g am
but there's a hooooooooooooole in my life
f g am
tonight i'll dream of love
hoping i can dream of love

am dm g am
talk about your feelings / but don't make it clear
dm em am
symbolization and fear

am dm g am
when the hidden becomes literal/ it's time to get some help
dm em am
these pills ain't helping
with my health

[chorus]

g f am
i'm not trying to bring you down
but i can't stop these dreams
psychology rings true
E
my deepest desire
am
to begin anew

Comments

@hyssop 9h

Dark, beautiful, and brooding. Its like you bottled 4am into a song. The melody suits so well, and your voice brings the lyrics to life in such a beautiful way. I especially loved your singing on the chorus, that "hoooole" is epic! I didn't hear the flat in "psychology"; I personally liked where you took that note, I felt it suits the message well. The hoping to dream of love is an idea that hits really hard. Why do dreams have to be painful on top of everything else? You capture all those feelings so well. Really amazing write, and outstanding performance!