Dreaming of Me
Depeche Mode Lyrics


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Light switch, man switch
Film was broken only then
All the night, fused tomorrow
Dancing with a distant friend

Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me, yeah

So we left, understanding
Clean cut so we're sounding fast
Talked of sad, I talked of war
I laughed and climbed the rising cast

Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me, yeah

Quickly I remembered
Fused and saw a face before
Timing reason, understanding
Like association hall

Filming and screening
I picture the scene
Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me, yeah

Dreaming of me
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Just dreaming of me
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
It's only me
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Just me
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, la, la, la




Ooh, la, la, la
Ooh, ah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dreaming of Me by Depeche Mode are about remembering a past love and the act of creating a film. The first stanza is about turning the light switch on and off while the film is being made. The film, however, was broken while they were shooting, so they have to wait for tomorrow to continue filming. The singer then dances with a faraway or distant friend. The second stanza talks about how they understand each other and how they sound good together. They talk about sadness and war, but the singer laughs it off and continues with the filming. The third stanza talks about how the singer remembers a face and understands the timing, like a meeting in an association room. The chorus repeats the phrase "Dreaming of me" while adding "It's only me" and "Just me," emphasizing the idea that the singer is alone and missing their past love.


The verses of the song have a sense of melancholy and isolation, which can be interpreted as the memories of a lost love. The music adds to the mood, using synthesizers and a drum machine to create a sense of detachment. The lyrics are also somewhat cryptic, leaving the listener to interpret the meaning for themselves.


Line by Line Meaning

Light switch, man switch
Turning on a light switch, I switch my consciousness to my dreamscape


Film was broken only then
I only realized that the life captured by the camera was elusive and unreliable in hindsight


All the night, fused tomorrow
I continuously imagine my future and bring it to today’s world


Dancing with a distant friend
I’m lost in my thought but also feeling lonely while visualizing a friend I’m separated from


Filming and screening
Recall a vivid memory and browsing through that reel in your mind


I picture the scene
The playback starts and I’m seeing myself in my dream


Filming and dreaming
Thinking about happening events and building scenarios as I’m in my dreamscape


Dreaming of me, yeah
My imagination intensifies as I’m thinking about myself in the circumstances I’m visualizing


So we left, understanding
We depart with a mutual realization of our thought process


Clean cut so we're sounding fast
We have a cohesive, fast-paced communication and understanding


Talked of sad, I talked of war
Conversations about sadness and war were had


I laughed and climbed the rising cast
I laughed and became more optimistic as the conversation moved forward


Quickly I remembered
In a moment I became aware of a memory


Fused and saw a face before
I remember a face I've seen before


Timing reason, understanding
I reason with the timing of certain events to understand circumstances better


Like association hall
These thoughts are coming to me one after the other as if I'm sitting in a hall of associations


Dreaming of me
Again, my imaginative abilities continue to grow


It's only me
All of these thoughts are about me alone


Just me
Continuing alone in my thought after departing with others




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Vince Clarke

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