In My Dreams
David Crosby; Stephen Stills; Graham Nash Lyrics
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Seems as is their feet
Don't hardly touch the ground
Look at them smiling
Like they knew one another
And they never would come down
Turn around and hold me
I'm hoping there's someone home
Instrumental (Ac. Guitar)
I'd like to meet you
Who do you see?
Introduce yourself to whichever of me is nearby
Close behind your eyes you're laughing at me
And I'm stuck with no instructions that I can see
To steer by
Stick around it's tricky ground
I'd like to see your face alone
I'm hoping there's someone home
Two or three people fading in and out
Like a radio station that I'm thinking about
But I can't hear
Who gets breakfast? Who gets the lunch?
Who gets to be the boss of this bunch?
Who will steer?
Turning
Turning
To see your face alone
I'm hoping there's someone home
Dream
Do you dream
Dreaming
Do you?
Dream
Do you dream
Dreaming
Do you?
In my dreams
I can see I can
I can see a love
That could be ...
David Crosby's song In My Dreams is a dreamy, introspective exploration of a man's longing for connection and love. The song's opening lines describe dancers gliding around as if their feet don't touch the ground, suggesting a sense of weightlessness and freedom. The singer looks at the dancers, and they seem to know each other intimately, smiling at each other as if they would never come down. Then, turning around, the singer implores his lover to hold him so that he can see their face alone. He's hoping that there's someone there for him, someone who can provide the kind of deep emotional connection that he's seeking.
The instrumental break in the song gives the listener a moment to pause and reflect. The following lines indicate that the singer would like to meet his lover, but he's not sure who they see when they look at him. His lover is close behind their eyes, laughing at him, and he feels stuck with no instruction on how to steer towards a loving connection.
The swirling questions in the latter part of the song are musings on the nature of relationships. Who gets breakfast? Who gets the lunch? Who will steer? The song ends on a hopeful note, with the singer dreaming of a love that could be.
Overall, In My Dreams is a soulful, wistful ode to the search for true love and human connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at those dancers gliding around
Observing people around who appear to move gracefully
Seems as is their feet
Their feet appear to barely touch the ground
Don't hardly touch the ground
Their feet seem to glide effortlessly without touching the ground much
Look at them smiling
They seem to be happy and enjoying themselves
Like they knew one another
They appear to be familiar with each other
And they never would come down
They seem to be in a state of perpetual happiness and joy
Turn around and hold me
The singer desires physical closeness and intimacy
I'd like to see your face alone
The artist desires a deeper connection with the person referred to
I'm hoping there's someone home
The artist is yearning for a sense of belonging or companionship
I'd like to meet you
The artist is expressing a wish to meet the person referred to
Who do you see?
The singer is curious about the perspective of the person being addressed
Introduce yourself to whichever of me is nearby
The artist is urging the person to make acquaintance with any version of the artist, whether physically or mentally present
Close behind your eyes you're laughing at me
The singer feels burdened by the person's judgement and derision
And I'm stuck with no instructions that I can see
The singer is grappling with a lack of guidance or direction
To steer by
The singer needs something to guide and motivate them
Stick around it's tricky ground
The artist is warning the person that navigating through the complexity won't be easy
Two or three people fading in and out
The artist is seeing multiple individuals, unsure of who's real
Like a radio station that I'm thinking about
The singer is using a metaphorical comparison to say they can't properly tune into them
But I can't hear
The singer can't make out the person's intentions or true nature
Who gets breakfast? Who gets the lunch?
The artist is struggling with issues of sharing and distribution
Who gets to be the boss of this bunch?
The artist is grappling with power dynamics and control
Who will steer?
The artist is looking for someone to provide direction and guidance
Turning
The singer is undergoing a process of change
To see your face alone
The artist desires to focus solely on the person being addressed
I'm hoping there's someone home
The singer longs for a sense of warmth and belonging
Dream
The singer is entering a state of imagination and idealism
Do you dream
The singer wants to know if the person addressed also entertains similar reveries
Dreaming
The artist is in the process of conceiving an idealistic vision
Do you?
The artist is inquiring if the person addressed shares the same fantasy
In my dreams
The singer is conveying an imagined ideal state
I can see I can
The singer has a realization or insight about their ideal vision
I can see a love
The artist conceives a notion of a love that's not yet realized
That could be ...
The artist is imagining a love that could come to fruition
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Written by: DAVID CROSBY
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