Dream On
Dokken|Quiet Riot|Warrant|Faster Pussycat|L.A. Guns Lyrics


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All the love in the world couldn't save you
All the innocence inside
You know I tried so hard to make you
Oh I wanna make you change your mind

And it hurts too much to see you
And how you left yourself behind
You know I wouldn't want to be you
Now there's a hell I can't describe

So now I wander through my days
Trying to find my ways
To the feelings that I felt
I saved for you and no one else

And though as long as this road seems
I know it's called the street of dreams
But that's not stardust on my feet
It leaves a taste that's bittersweet
That's called the blues

I don't know just what I should do
Everywhere I go I see you
You know it's what you planned, this much is true
What I thought was beautiful, don't live inside of you anymore

I don't know just what I should do
Everywhere I go I see you
You know it's what you planned, this much is true
What I thought was beautiful, don't live inside of you anymore

What this means to me
Is more than I know you believe
What I thought of you now
Has cost more that it should for me

What I thought was true before
Were lies I couldn't see
What I thought was beautiful
Is only memories

Overall Meaning

In this song, Dokken|Quiet Riot|Warrant|Faster Pussycat|L.A. Guns's Dream On, the singer is expressing his feelings about a broken relationship that couldn't be saved despite the love and efforts they put into it. He talks about how it hurts to see the other person leave themselves behind and how he wouldn't want to be in their position. The singer is now trying to find his way through his days and come to terms with the fact that the person he thought was beautiful no longer exists.


The chorus talks about how the singer is still haunted by thoughts of the other person, even though their relationship is over. He sees the other person everywhere but knows that what he thought was beautiful about them no longer exists. He is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he was wrong about their relationship and the other person.


Overall, the song Dream On is a bittersweet ballad about a failed relationship and the singer's struggle to come to terms with it. It speaks to the universal themes of heartbreak and loss, and the difficulty of moving on from a relationship that once meant everything.


Line by Line Meaning

All the love in the world couldn't save you
Even if I loved you with all my heart, it wouldn't have changed the outcome.


All the innocence inside
The purity that once existed within you is now lost.


You know I tried so hard to make you
I did everything in my power to change you and make you happy.


Oh I wanna make you change your mind
I desperately want you to reconsider your decisions and come back to me.


And it hurts too much to see you
The pain of seeing you without me is unbearable.


And how you left yourself behind
You've lost your true self and have become someone I no longer recognize.


You know I wouldn't want to be you
I wouldn't want to be in the situation you've put yourself in.


Now there's a hell I can't describe
The agony I feel is indescribable.


So now I wander through my days
I aimlessly go through my days, searching for meaning.


Trying to find my ways
I'm trying to discover my path in life without you.


To the feelings that I felt
I long to experience the emotions I once felt when I was with you.


I saved for you and no one else
These intense feelings were reserved for you alone.


And though as long as this road seems
Even though this journey ahead seems long and difficult,


I know it's called the street of dreams
I acknowledge that this is the road to my aspirations.


But that's not stardust on my feet
My path isn't glamorous or easy.


It leaves a taste that's bittersweet
The journey is filled with moments of joy and pain.


That's called the blues
These emotions are indescribable and can be categorized as the blues.


I don't know just what I should do
I'm unsure of how to move forward without you by my side.


Everywhere I go I see you
Memories of you are everywhere I turn, haunting me constantly.


You know it's what you planned, this much is true
I realize that leaving was a part of your plan all along.


What I thought was beautiful, don't live inside of you anymore
The person I fell in love with no longer exists within you.


What this means to me
The significance of this realization is immense to me.


Is more than I know you believe
You may not understand the depth of what this means to me.


What I thought of you now
My current perception of you is vastly different from before.


Has cost more that it should for me
The consequences of my emotions and actions have hurt me more than they should have.


What I thought was true before
The beliefs I held about us before were mistaken.


Were lies I couldn't see
I was blinded to the falsehoods in our relationship.


What I thought was beautiful
The beauty I once saw in us has faded away.


Is only memories
All that remains are the memories of what we once had.




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: William Axl Rose, Tommy Stinson, Paul H. Tobias, Darren A. Reed, Robert John Finck

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@crazyman8472

I lie awake and dread the lonely nights
I'm not alone
I wonder if these heavy eyes
Can face the unknown

When I close my eyes I realize
You'll come my way
I'm standing in the night alone
Forever together

We're the Dream Warriors
Don't wanna dream no more
We're the dream warriors
And maybe tonight
Maybe tonight you'll be gone

I feel the touch comin' over me
I can't explain
I hear the voices callin' out
Callin' my name

It's the same desire to feel the fire
That's comin' your way
I'm standing in the night alone
Forever together

We're the dream warriors
Don't wanna dream no more
We're the dream warriors
Maybe tonight you'll be gone
We're the dream warriors
Ain't gonna dream no more
And maybe tonight
Maybe tonight you'll be gone

Sweet revenge, the bitter end
This time
Break the spell of illusion
Bound together waiting for you

Dream warriors
Don't wanna dream no more
We're the dream warriors
Maybe tonight you'll be gone
We're the dream warriors
Ain't gonna dream no more
We're the dream warriors
And maybe tonight
Maybe tonight you'll be gone
Dream warriors
Maybe tonight you'll be gone
Dream warriors, forever
Dream warriors
Maybe tonight you'll be gone
Dream warriors... 😴



All comments from YouTube:

@clairestark9024

The power of the 80s is strong here.

@AngelofAnguish

AMEN! In my opinion, the '80s WERE, and ALWAYS WILL BE, THE "PINNACLE OF CIVILIZATION!"

@num1Jaysta

@MAN_MAN Damn I was gonna say that

@JLvatron

Patricia was a good screamer!

@grimmmm4056

Gotta love da 80s

@licensetoshred

Oh yeah, everyone bar Don Dokken looks so coked out haha

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@LukeFaulkner

80s was hands down the GREATEST era for 80s music.

@spitshinetommy3721

Which makes sense, considering it was made in the 80s.

@Brandon2940

You could literally say this for any era, the 90's was the GREATEST era for 90's music lol.

Sorry to joke haha
But I do agree with you!

@lilwyvern4

@Brandon2940 Ah, but what about the 1890s? They had some good 90s music there too!

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