When You Dream Lyrics
[Verse 1]
With life just begun, my sleeping new son
Has eyes that roll back in his head
They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart
And pictures a world past his bed
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It's hard to believe, as I watch you breathe
Your mind drifts and weaves
[Chorus 1]
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
Do you dream about music or mathematics
Or planets too far for the eye?
Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics
Or angels who sing lullabies?
[Verse 2]
His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived
With memories he'll learn to ignore
And when it is closed, he already knows
He's forgotten all he knew before
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But when sleep sets in, history begins
But the future will win
With life just begun, my sleeping new son
Has eyes that roll back in his head
They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart
And pictures a world past his bed
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It's hard to believe, as I watch you breathe
Your mind drifts and weaves
[Chorus 1]
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
Do you dream about music or mathematics
Or planets too far for the eye?
Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics
Or angels who sing lullabies?
[Verse 2]
His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived
With memories he'll learn to ignore
And when it is closed, he already knows
He's forgotten all he knew before
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But when sleep sets in, history begins
But the future will win
[Chorus 2]
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
Are they color or black and white, Yiddish or English
Or languages not yet conceived?
Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises
Just loud enough to be perceived?
Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing
On transistor radio waves?
With so little experience, your mind not yet cognizant
Are you wise beyond your few days?
[Outro]
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream (what do you dream) what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
Are they color or black and white, Yiddish or English
Or languages not yet conceived?
Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises
Just loud enough to be perceived?
Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing
On transistor radio waves?
With so little experience, your mind not yet cognizant
Are you wise beyond your few days?
[Outro]
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream (what do you dream) what do you dream about?
When you dream, what do you dream about?
When you dream
About
Genius Annotation
When You Dream is the final track on American copies of Stunt. Page wrote the song about his son Benjamin, who was born in December of 1998.
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- 1.One Week
- 5.Leave
- 6.Alcohol
- 8.In the Car
- 10.Who Needs Sleep?
- 11.Told You So
- 13.When You Dream
- 14.She’s on Time
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Percussion
Vocals
Acoustic Guitar
Keyboards
Double Bass
Backing Vocals
Release Date
July 7, 1998
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