Day Dream
Ella Fitzgerald; Duke Ellington Lyrics
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Can't keep my feet on the ground
Everything seems unreal now
When you're not around
Day Dream
Why do you haunt me so?
Deep in a rosy glow
Day Dream
I walk along on air
Building a castle there
For me and my love to share
Don't know the time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
Sun in the sky
While I moon around, feeling hazy
Day Dream
Don't break my reverie
Until I find that he
Is day dreaming just like me
Day Dream
Why do you haunt me so?
Deep in a rosy glow
The face of my love you show
Day Dream
I walk along on air
Building a castle there
For me and my love to share
Don't know the time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
Sun in the sky
While I moon around, feeling hazy
Day Dream
Don't break my reverie
Until I find that he
Is day dreaming just like me
Dear Ella Fitzgerald,
I hope you're doing well. I wanted to talk to you about Duke Ellington's song "Day Dream." It's an emotional and captivating composition that explores the feeling of infatuation and longing for someone. The singer of the song can't seem to keep their feet on the ground because they are so deeply in love with this person. The person's absence makes everything seem unreal to the singer, as if nothing exists without them.
The singer is haunted by daydreams of this person, unable to get them out of their mind. They walk along on air, building a castle for themselves and their love to share, but they are also feeling hazy and lost, unsure of the time and place. They don't want their reverie to be broken until they find out that the person they're in love with is daydreaming just like them.
The song is a beautiful and relatable portrayal of the intensity and confusion of infatuation. Duke Ellington's composition perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being lost in a daydream, unable to escape the pull of your own emotions. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I do!
Line by Line Meaning
Funny the way I feel now
It's strange how I'm feeling at the moment
Can't keep my feet on the ground
I feel light and almost weightless
Everything seems unreal now
Everything around me appears surreal
When you're not around
I only feel like this when you're not here
Day Dream
This song is about a daydream
Why do you haunt me so?
Why do you keep appearing in my mind?
Deep in a rosy glow
In a pink-colored daydream
The face of my love you show
I see the face of the one I love
I walk along on air
I feel like I'm walking on clouds
Building a castle there
Creating an ideal world for us in my mind
For me and my love to share
A place where we both can be happy together
Don't know the time
I've lost track of time
Lordy, I'm in a daze
Oh my, I'm feeling confused and disoriented
Sun in the sky
The sun is shining
While I moon around, feeling hazy
But I'm still feeling dazed and unfocused
Don't break my reverie
Don't interrupt my daydream
Until I find that he
Until I find that the one I love
Is day dreaming just like me
Is also lost in a daydream like I am
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DUKE ELLINGTON
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@1nightstorm
Ella was an angel on loan. I feel fortunate that I got to hear her and see her on TV. Thank you for posting this and all the other treasures she gave us.
@wernermatrisch2
One of many gemstones from the collaboration between Ella & Ellington.This jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by John Latouche fulfills all requirements for a melancholy, longing and wonderful ballad!
@rickolsonmusic
I got to hear Ella at Wolftrap in Virginia during the late 1970's
@ruthdixon7807
part of the magnificent album recorded with duke's orchestra, this is a truly shimmering version of the strayhorn/ellington ballad.
@bubblebath88
haunting & poignant indeed. . . makes me think of old sad black&white photographs. . . oh, and a long lost love. . . miss you still. . .i can relate to every line in this song. . the music is heartbreaking. . .i feel shipwrecked or something lol. . .
@junealmonte1098
Daydream, why do you haunt me so
Deep in a rosy glow
The face of my love you show
Daydream, I walk along on air
Building a castle there
For me and my love to share
Daydream, why do you haunt me so
Don′t know the time, lordy
I'm in a daze
Sun in the sky, while I moon around, feeling, hazy
Daydream, don′t break my reverie
Until I find that he,
Is daydreaming just like me
Daydreams, why do you haunt me so
While I'm in this rosy glow
Bring back my love
Bring back my love
Bring back my love
To me
@Praguedive
It's from 'The ballads-best of the song books'.
@isplayingalong
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