Dreamland
Bob Marley & the Wailers潣⽭ Lyrics
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So far across the sea (repeat)
To have you all, my dreamland
Would be like heaven to me (repeat)
We'll get our breakfast from the tree
We'll get our honey from the bees
We'll take a ride on the waterfalls
And all the glories, we'll have them all
And we'll live together on that dreamland
And have so much fun (repeat)
Oh, what a time that will be
Oh yes, we'll wait, wait, wait and see
We'll count the stars up in the sky...
...And surely we'll never die
The lyrics of Bob Marley's song "Dreamland" describes a place that he has heard about, which is far across the sea. He longs to have his dreamland where life is heavenly. In this place, there are fruit trees where they can get their breakfast from and honey that they can collect from the bees. The dreamland also has waterfalls where they can take a ride and enjoy all the glories that it has to offer. Bob Marley dreams of living with his loved ones on this dreamland and having lots of fun. He looks forward to a time when he will count the stars with his loved ones and never die.
The song Dreamland is a delightful song, which is characteristic of Bob Marley's style. It is reflective of his Rastafarian beliefs and speaks of a utopian world where there is no pain, oppression or suffering. The lyrics are accompanied by the reggae rhythms that Bob Marley is famous for, which blends with the lyrics and makes the song even more memorable. The song speaks to the human desire to find a peaceful and harmonious world where one can be free from the worries of life.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a land that I have heard about
I have heard about a mythical place
So far across the sea
This mythical place is very far away
To have you all, my dreamland
If I had this place, it would be like heaven
Would be like heaven to me
It would bring immense joy and happiness
We'll get our breakfast from the tree
There is an abundance of fruit in this place
We'll get our honey from the bees
Nature provides in this place
We'll take a ride on the waterfalls
This place has streams and waterfalls for adventure
And all the glories, we'll have them all
All the beautiful things in this place are open for us to enjoy
And we'll live together on that dreamland
We can all stay together in this place
And have so much fun
We can amuse ourselves and never run out of activities
Oh, what a time that will be
It will be a wonderful experience
Oh yes, we'll wait, wait, wait and see
We are willing to wait and see how it pans out
We'll count the stars up in the sky...
There is opportunity for star-gazing in this place
...And surely we'll never die
The experience is so heavenly that we will feel immortal
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Fintage House Publishing
Written by: Neville Livingston
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@musicmanxii
Dave
I doubt you will see this. I'm a paramedic that has went through a terrible separation during my training. I find myself in a deep rock bottom hole more often than not, and contemplate things that I probably shouldn't plaster on the internet. But your song "Your Love (Deja Vu)" has really helped me realise that my thoughts of love and what I thought was permanent isn't always the right thing. You've helped me realise that life goes on, even with all the pain. I'm around pain quite a bit every day, yet I couldn't realise my own internal pain until I observed your art.
From one musician to another, thank you.
Have a wonderful and fulfilling life.
(ps. My daughters are also obsessed with your music. My 2 year old won't go to sleep without your zaba album playing)
@simple_tutorial1
i love that there are references to the songs on the album here
it's all so incredibly loud
(that worst thing you said)
your love
(all you've done in bed, all on memorex)
tangerine
(make it feel like a movie you saw in your youth)
space ghost coast to coast
(you were ten years old,
holding hands in the classroom, he had a gun on the first day of high school)
waterfalls coming out your mouth
(you want girls dressed in drag, you want boys with guitars)
waterfalls coming out your mouth
(you float in the pool where the soundtrack is canned)
helium
(you go ask your questions like "what makes a man?")
@_runarig
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
That first friend you had, that worst thing you said
That perfect moment, that last tear you shed
All you done in bed? All on Memorex
All 'round, 'round your head, all 'round, 'round your head
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
You've had too much of the digital love
You want everything live, you want things you can touch
Make it feel like like a movie you saw in your youth
Make it feel like that song that just unopened you
You were ten years old holding hands in the classroom
He had a gun on the first day of high school
You want something bizarre, old conceptual cars
You want girls dressed in drag, you want boys with guitars
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
Pulling down backstreets, deep in your head
Slipping through dreamland like a tourist
You see Kodachrome, you see pink and gold
You see Mullholland glow, you see in airplane mode
All 'round, 'round your head, all 'round, 'round your head
All 'round, 'round your head, all 'round 'round your head
You float in the pool where the soundtrack is canned
You go ask your questions like, "What makes a man?"
Oh, it's 2020 so it's time to change that
So you go make an album and call it Dreamland
@alexisboutilier2811
{LYRICS}
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin' through dreamland like a tourist
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin' through dreamland like a tourist
That first friend you had, that worst thing you said
That perfect moment, that last tear you shed
All you've done in bed, all on Memorex
All round round your head, all round round your head
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin through dreamland like a tourist
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin' through dreamland like a tourist
You've had too much of the digital love
You want everything live, you want things you can touch
Make it feel like a movie you saw in your youth
Make it feel like that song that just unopened you
You were ten years old, holdin' hands in the classroom
He had a gun on the first day of high school
You want something bizarre, old conceptual cars
You want girls dressed in drag, you want boys with guitars
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin' through dreamland like a tourist
Pullin' down backstreets, deep in your head
Slippin' through dreamland like a tourist
You see in Kodachrome, you see pink and gold
You see Mulholland glow, you see in airplane mode
All round round your head, all round round your head
All round round your head, all round round your head
You float in the pool where the soundtrack is canned
You go ask your questions like, "What makes a man?"
Oh, it's 2020, so it's time to change that
So you go make an album and call it Dreamland
@JupiterSun-888
There’s something unnerving about the chorus, that grabs me- it sounds screwy- it sounds slightly distorted & uneasy. & I love how it does.
It especially sounds more distorted the second time it hits- more distanced, more echoed-
Almost as though you heard someone calling your name just as you are waking up
Was the sound you heard real or imagined?
This is how I feel about the production of
The chorus & its echoings
It does feel like a warped dreamland 👌✨🙏
@jenn1738
you can tell he actually enjoys making art. he's fully committed
@somethingwithbungalows
Reminds me of this concert of his https://youtu.be/3WdAaAhhb6M
@lucianagonzalez8612
Yay
@princesspuffin8334
I didn't actually think Dave would need to build a set I just assumed his house was just Like That
@alicepetal5766
Like That
@am-phorism8781
LMAO SAME
@vymorris4096
Hey I
@vymorris4096
Alice Petal has been to my mghg
@AintLifeHard
PrincessPuffin YES
@sahana9330
this song reminds me of that feeling when you're awake and asleep at the same time