The tall blonde songstress's self-titled album, 'Faith, ' sold four million copies worldwide. The album featured her hit single 'This Kiss, ' which topped the charts for three straight weeks and became her first crossover success, hitting number five on the pop charts. The album also featured 'Let Me Go, ' for which Faith received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female Country Vocal.
The Come Home Songfacts says that Come Home, Faith Hill's first song to be heard from her seventh studio album was penned by Ryan Tedder about a soldier friend of his who was serving overseas. Hill debuted the song on the CMA Awards on November 9, 2011 and it was made available for download shortly afterwards.
American Heart, the first official single from Faith Hill's seventh studio album was written by Jonathan Singleton and Jim Beavers and tells the story of a woman whom survives her struggles by her faith in the American dream. "It bleeds, it scars, but it shines when times get hard," sings Hill, "you can't break an American heart." The song was released to country radio, for airplay on October 1, 2012. (American Heart Songfacts)
Someone Else's Dream
Faith Hill Lyrics
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She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade
It took a whole lot of years and tears
For her momma to finally admit
No matter how many stitches and pins
That old dress was never gonna fit
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday
He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away"
It took twenty-five years and some broken vows
Before they'd finally see
There's a little more to love and life
Then fairy tales and hand me down dreams
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
Faith Hill's song "Someone Else's Dream" tells the story of a young woman who has been living her entire life to please others, rather than herself. The first verse describes her mother's old sequined gown, which she wears in pageants and parades, despite the fact that it no longer fits her. This symbolizes the young woman's own struggle to fit into a mold that doesn't truly suit her. The second verse describes how her father has always told her that she will make a beautiful bride and ride away on a white horse with her prince charming.
This idea of fairy tale endings and pleasing others has been ingrained in her since childhood, and she has spent her whole life trying to match up to these expectations. However, as she reaches her late twenties, she realizes that she has been neglecting her own dreams and desires. The final verse shows her determination to change this and to start living her life for herself.
Overall, "Someone Else's Dream" is a powerful anthem for anyone who has ever felt trapped by the expectations of others. It encourages listeners to break free from these expectations and to start living life on their own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
Her momma's still got that sequin gown that she wore in '68
The singer's mother holds onto a sequin gown that she wore over five decades ago.
She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the parade
The singer's mother trained her to smile and wave in public at a young age.
It took a whole lot of years and tears
For her momma to finally admit
No matter how many stitches and pins
That old dress was never gonna fit
It took the singer's mother many years and struggles to acknowledge that her old dress would never fit her again, no matter how many alterations she made.
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
The artist was a favored child and successful pageant girl, but realizes that she has spent her whole life trying to make others happy at the expense of her own desires.
Her daddy used to say, "You'll make a lovely bride someday
He'll ride up on big white horse and just carry you away"
It took twenty-five years and some broken vows
Before they'd finally see
The artist's father used to tell her she would make a beautiful bride and find a prince charming to sweep her off her feet. However, it took her parents 25 years and some failed marriages to learn that these notions of fairy tale romance were not realistic.
There's a little more to love and life
Then fairy tales and hand me down dreams
The singer believes that there is more to life and love than unrealistic fairy tale expectations and inherited dreams.
Now she's got twenty-seven candles on her cake
And she means to make her life her own
Before there's twenty-eight
The singer has just turned twenty-seven and is committed to taking control of her own life before she turns twenty-eight.
She was daddy's little girl
Momma's little angel
Teacher's pet, pageant queen
She said "All my life I've been pleasin' everyone but me,
Living someone else's dream"
The song repeats the chorus to emphasize the artist's realization that she has been living for others her whole life, but is ready to make a change.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TREY BRUCE, CRAIG WISEMAN
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