The Gabe Dixon Band is a three-piece band that was formed in the fall of 19… Read Full Bio ↴The Gabe Dixon Band is a three-piece band that was formed in the fall of 1998 at the University of Miami. Their music is piano-driven rock akin to Ben Folds Five with a more serious tone, Jackson Browne and early 70s Elton John. The band worked with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer on their independently released debut album, More Than It Would Seem, in 1999. They relocated to New York City after graduation and were signed to Reprise by David Kahne. After Dixon respectfully declined the keyboard position on the Paul McCartney world tour to instead focus on production of the band's major label debut, On A Rolling Ball was released in 2002.
Their song "All Will Be Well" off of the 2005 EP Live at World Cafe rose to moderate prominence when it was used in promos for the NBC show Conviction.
The band released their debut album for Fantasy Records, The Gabe Dixon Band, in August 2008. In its initial days of release, it has received praise from the music press and fellow artists. The band toured the United States from Aug 2008 through Nov 2008 with native New Yorker turned Canadian resident, newcomer Justin Nozuka.
The song Find My Way was the opening track to the film The Proposal (2009) starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
Gabe Dixon is also currently a member of the band Supertramp (as of Fall, 2010).
Gabe's solo album, One Spark, will be released on August 23, 2011. The album is produced by Marshall Altman and will feature a duet with Alison Krauss.

Just a Dream
Gabe Dixon Band Lyrics

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I was sleeping soundly once upon a night
When I had a simple dream
There you were not saying a word
All I heard was our heart beating.

You were bent on picking apples from the apple tree
When you glanced my way.
With a hand you blocked the sun from your eyes and

Smiled an everlasting smile.
It was so unfortunate
That my alarm clock told me

you're just a dream
You're just a dream
You're just a dream,
But I'd just love to make you real.

you're just a dream
You're just a dream
You're just a dream
But I'd just love to make you real.

Next night I saw the end of
Bloody miscommunication.
All the sides they
Dropped their weapons and they
Drooped their heads in shame and clarity.
All of us who watched from the sidelines
Breathed a sigh.
Then I awoke and saw the paper with the people dying on the cover.

you're just a dream
You're just a dream
You're just a dream
But I'd just love to make you real
But I'd just love to make you real

I was sleeping soundly once upon a night when I had a simple dream

Overall Meaning

In Gabe Dixon Band's song "Just a Dream", the singer recounts a dream he had where he saw a woman picking apples from an apple tree. Though she doesn't say anything, he can hear their hearts beating in unison. The dream is abruptly ended by the jarring sound of his alarm clock.
In the second verse, the singer has another dream that ends in a peaceful resolution to a conflict. However, upon waking up, he is confronted with the reality of violence and death in the news.

Line by Line Meaning

I was sleeping soundly once upon a night when I had a simple dream
The singer was fast asleep one night and early in the morning, he had a dream.

There you were not saying a word All I heard was our heart beating.
In his dream, he saw the person he loves who said nothing but he could hear the sound of their beating hearts.

You were bent on picking apples from the apple tree When you glanced my way. With a hand you blocked the sun from your eyes and Smiled an everlasting smile.
In his dream, the person he loves was picking apples, glanced at him, blocked the sun from their eyes, and gave him a smile that he wished would last forever.

It was so unfortunate That my alarm clock told me
Sadly, the sound of the singer's alarm clock woke him up from his dream.

you're just a dream You're just a dream You're just a dream, But I'd just love to make you real. you're just a dream You're just a dream You're just a dream But I'd just love to make you real.
The singer knows that the person he saw in his dream is not real but he desires that they become real so he can see and be with them.

Next night I saw the end of Bloody miscommunication. All the sides they Dropped their weapons and they Drooped their heads in shame and clarity. All of us who watched from the sidelines Breathed a sigh. Then I awoke and saw the paper with the people dying on the cover.
In another dream, the singer witnessed an end to a bloody conflict through communication. The warring sides dropped their arms, bowed their heads, and were ashamed of their actions. This gave relief to people who watched from a distance, but then he woke up to see the news of people dying on the front page of the newspaper.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BENTLEY HAZELWOOD, ERICK RIDDICK, JASON DIXON

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