Dans Mes Rêves
Desire Lyrics


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Dans mes reves
All dressed up and nowhere to go
I see your friends but they don't know
About real life and what it feels like
Dans mes reves

We stare at movies and magazines
I'm so sick of this plastique scene
Dans mes reves
All the faces are just fading away
And that's real life

In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real

Dans mes reves
All messed up and nowhere to go
I see your friends but they don't know
Dans mes reves
About real life and what it feels like

Dans mes reves
You could have been my baby doll
I could've given you anything
Dans mes reves
But this is real life and what feels like

In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real
In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away)
Love is real

Dans mes reves
In my dreams

Dans mes reves

Dans me reves
You could have been my baby doll
Love is real
Dans me reves
You could have been my baby doll
Love is real
Dans me reves
You could have been my baby doll
Love is real
Dans me reves
You could have been my baby doll
Love is real

In my dreams
Love is real
In my dreams




Love is real
In my dreams

Overall Meaning

The song "Dans Mes Reves" by Desire is sung entirely in French and talks about the singer's dreams and her longing for real love amidst the superficiality of her surroundings. The opening lines, "All dressed up and nowhere to go / I see your friends but they don't know", suggests that the singer is surrounded by people who are more concerned with appearances than with genuine emotions. The repeated phrase "Dans mes reves" (in my dreams) is the central motif of the song, indicating a longing for a world beyond the one she is currently in.


The singer is disillusioned with the "plastique scene" around her, which could refer to the superficiality of Hollywood culture, where appearances are everything. Instead, she longs for something real and meaningful, which she only finds "in my dreams". The line "All the faces are just fading away / And that's real life" suggests that the singer is seeing through the masks of those around her and realizing that true love and meaningful relationships are hard to come by in the real world.


The phrase "You could have been my baby doll" further emphasizes the singer's longing for connection and love. Overall, the song is a wistful meditation on the difficulty of finding genuine connection in a superficial world.


Line by Line Meaning

Dans mes reves
In my dreams


All dressed up and nowhere to go
Feeling ready for something but having no opportunities to pursue it


I see your friends but they don't know About real life and what it feels like
Observing that the people around you may not understand the struggles and emotions of daily life


We stare at movies and magazines I'm so sick of this plastique scene
Expressing a desire for more substance in entertainment and media


All the faces are just fading away And that's real life
Recognizing that time passes quickly and people change or move on


You could have been my baby doll I could've given you anything
Reflecting on missed romantic opportunities


In my dreams (all the faces are just fading away) Love is real
Finding love and emotional fulfillment only in imagination, rather than in reality




Writer(s): John Padgett

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