Day Dream
Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges Lyrics
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Can't keep my feet on the ground
Everything seems unreal now
When you're not around
Day Dream
Why do you haunt me so?
Deep in a rosy glow
Day Dream
I walk along on air
Building a castle there
For me and my love to share
Don't know the time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
Sun in the sky
While I moon around, feeling hazy
Day Dream
Don't break my reverie
Until I find that he
Is day dreaming just like me
Day Dream
Why do you haunt me so?
Deep in a rosy glow
The face of my love you show
Day Dream
I walk along on air
Building a castle there
For me and my love to share
Don't know the time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
Sun in the sky
While I moon around, feeling hazy
Day Dream
Don't break my reverie
Until I find that he
Is day dreaming just like me
The song Day Dream by Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges is a romantic ballad about the power of imagination in love. The lyrics describe the feeling of being immersed in daydreams of a loved one, feeling disconnected from reality and walking on air. The singer longs for their lover to join them in this enchanted world of imagination where everything seems possible. The chorus repeats the question of why the daydream haunts them and shows the imagined face of their love. The singer doesn't want to be interrupted from this reverie until they find their lover daydreaming about them too.
The song's lyrics evoke the sweet, rose-tinted feeling of being in love and the tendency to get lost in fantasies of togetherness. The use of the phrase "day dream" reinforces the idea of a fanciful, unrealized desire that exists only in one's own thoughts. The song's melody is soft and dreamy, with subdued instrumentation that doesn't distract from the focus on the lyrics. Overall, the song Day Dream is a tribute to the power of the imagination and its importance in the realm of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Funny the way I feel now
It's strange how I'm feeling at the moment
Can't keep my feet on the ground
I feel like I'm floating and can't keep steady
Everything seems unreal now
Nothing seems real anymore without you here
When you're not around
Without you, everything is different
Day Dream
I'm lost in a dream during the day
Why do you haunt me so?
Why does this dream keep coming back to me?
Deep in a rosy glow
The dream is filled with a warm, romantic atmosphere
The face of my love you show
The dream features the face of my beloved
I walk along on air
I feel weightless and carefree
Building a castle there
In the dream, I'm creating an idyllic world with the one I love
For me and my love to share
This dream world is meant to be shared with my beloved
Don't know the time
I've lost track of time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
I'm in a hazy, daydream-like state
Sun in the sky
The sun is shining outside
While I moon around, feeling hazy
I'm lost in thought, feeling unfocused and dreamy
Don't break my reverie
I don't want to be jolted out of this dreamlike state
Until I find that he
I'm searching for the one I love
Is day dreaming just like me
I hope he's dreaming of me as well
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Written by: Duke Ellington
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