Don't Wake Me Up
David Guetta (Feat. Chris Brown) Lyrics

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Dearly beloved
If this love only exists in my dreams
Don't wake me up

Too much light in this window
Don't wake me up
Only coffee, no sugar inside my cup
If I wake and you're here still, give me a kiss

I wasn't finished dreamin' about your lips

Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me
Don't wake me up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, yeah
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me

So much life in the city, you won't believe
Been awake for some days now, no time to sleep
If your heart is a pillow, this love's the bed
Tell me what is the music inside my head

Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me
Don't wake me up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, yeah
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me

I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep, no
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you
I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep, no
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you

Don't wake me up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, yeah
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up

Don't wake me up
Don't wake me

Overall Meaning

In David Guetta's song "Don't Wake Me Up," the artist is singing about a love that seems to only exist in his dreams. The lyrics are highly personalized, and the song has a highly relatable theme of those times you have a great dream and don't want to wake up. The singer asks his lover not to wake him up as they enjoy this dream love together. The lyrics indicate that the love he shares with his lover is pure and gives him infinite experiences that cannot be found in the real world. He describes the coffee he drinks, his empty apartment, the pillows he lies on, and the bed that he shares with his lover in his dreams.

The lyrics feature a highly structured, highly rhythmic sonic structure, which makes it easy for listeners to get lost in the song. The "Don't wake me up" hook provides a great listener experience that creates a nostalgic feel. The instrumental drops in the chorus climax, providing an electrifying moment in the song, highlighting the desperate need of the singer to stay in his dream.

Overall, "Don't Wake Me Up" is an emotionally charged song that captures the feeling of falling for someone and not wanting to wake up from the dream. It is about being fully immersed in the experiences of a loving relationship without the distractions of the real world.

Line by Line Meaning

Dearly beloved
Oh my darling, my beloved

If this love only exists in my dreams
If this love I feel is only in my dreams, and not in reality

Don't wake me up
Please, let me keep dreaming and feeling this love in my sleep

Too much light in this window,
There's too much brightness coming through the window

Don't wake me up,
I don't want to be woken up

Only coffee no sugar inside my cup,
There's only coffee in my cup, no sugar added

If I wake and you're here still, gimme a kiss,
If I wake up and you're still here with me, please give me a kiss

I wasn't finished dreamin' about your lips
I want to keep dreaming about your lips and our love

So much life in the city you won't believe,
There's so much happening in the city, it's hard to believe

Been awake for some days now, no time to sleep,
I've been awake for days, with no time to rest and sleep

If your heart is a pillow, this love's the bed,
If your heart can be compared to a pillow, then this love is the bed we lay on

Tell me what is the music inside my head
Please help me understand what this love is, and why it feels like music to me

I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep no,
I don't want to fall asleep and lose this feeling

I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you
I don't want to fall asleep or in love, unless I'm falling for you

Don't wake me up
Please, let me keep dreaming and feeling this love in my sleep

Lyrics © DistroKid, Roba Music Verlag GMBH, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Sentric Music, CTM Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Michael McHenry, Alain Whyte, William Orbit, Chris Brown, Brian Kennedy, Nick Marsh, Jean Baptist Kouame, Priscilla Renea, Ryan Buenida, Alessandro Benassi

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