I Dream Of You
Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra Lyrics

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If you are but a dream
I hope I never waken
It's more than I could bear
To find that I'm forsaken

If you're a fantasy
Then I'm content to be
In love with lovely you

And pray my dream comes true

I long to kiss you
But I would not dare
I'm so afraid that
You may vanish in the air

So darling
If our romance would break up
I hope I never wake up
If you are but a dream

I long to kiss you
But I would not dare
I'm so afraid that
You may vanish in the air

So darling
If our romance would break up

I hope I never wake up
If you are but a dream

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Axel Stordahl's song If You Are But a Dream express the singer's fear of waking up to find that their love interest is not real. The singer acknowledges that if their love interest is simply a figment of their imagination, it would be too painful to realize that they have been abandoned. However, as long as their love interest continues to exist in their dreams or fantasy, they are content to be "in love with lovely you" and hope that their dream will come true.

The singer also expresses a desire to kiss their love interest, but at the same time, they are afraid to do so lest their dream vanishes in the air. This creates a sense of tension and uncertainty regarding the nature of the singer's relationship with their love interest. In the end, the singer says that they hope they never wake up if their romance with their love interest falls apart, emphasizing that their dream is preferable to the harsh reality of abandonment.

Overall, the lyrics to If You Are But a Dream are bittersweet and poignant, capturing the thrill and the fear of falling in love, and the fragile nature of our hopes and dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

If you are but a dream
If you aren't real, my love.

I hope I never waken
I hope I never have to face the reality of losing you.

It's more than I could bear
Losing you would be unbearable for me.

To find that I'm forsaken
To find that I'm alone and abandoned without you.

If you're a fantasy
If you're just something I made up in my mind.

Then I'm content to be
Then I'm happy just being in love with you.

In love with lovely you
I'm deeply in love with you, my lovely.

And pray my dream comes true
And I pray that my fantasy of being with you becomes a reality.

I long to kiss you
I yearn to kiss and touch you passionately.

But I would not dare
But I don't have the courage to do so.

I'm so afraid that
I'm so scared that