Street of Dreams
Joe Lynn Turner And The New Japan Philarmonic Lyrics

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I heard the sound of voices in the night
Spellbound, there was someone calling
I looked around, no one was in sight
Pulled down, I just kept on falling
I've seen this place before
You were standing by my side
I've seen your face before tonight
Maybe I just see what I want it to be

I know it's a mystery
Do you remember me on a street of dreams?
Running through my memory
On the street of dreams

There you stood, a distant memory
So good, like we never parted
Said to myself, "I knew you'd set me free."
And here we are right back where we started
Soemthing's come over me
And I don't know what to feel
Maybe this fantasy is real
Now I know I see what I want it to be
But it's still a mystery

Do you remember me on the street of dreams?
Running through my memory
On the street of dreams
You are on every face I see
On the street of dreams

Tell me, have you always been
On the street of dreams?
Will we ever meet again, my friend?
Do you know just what it meant to be
On the street of dreams?
Never know just who you'll see, do ya
On the street of dreams
You can be who you want to be, oh yeah
I can hear you calling me

I can feel you haunting me
Haunting me

Overall Meaning

The song Street of Dreams by Joe Lynn Turner/Ritchie Blackmore is about a mysterious memory of a person and a place. The singer hears the sound of voices calling him on the street, but when he looks around, he sees no one. This suggests that the voices could be a memory or a ghost from the past. He then sees a familiar face from his past, someone who he thought had set him free. The song questions whether the memory and the person are real or just fantasies.

Through the lyrics, the song conveys a certain feeling of longing or nostalgia that one has towards their past. It explores the theme of revisiting memories, and how they can be both beautiful and haunting. The street of dreams in the song represents the singer's memories and the people he encountered there.

Overall, the song's evocative melody and lyrics convey the sense of attempting to make sense of a dreamlike experience- the past and memory, but struggling to discern reality from imagination.

Line by Line Meaning

I heard the sound of voices in the night
I perceived voices in the darkness of the night.

Spellbound, there was someone calling
Mesmerized, an individual was beckoning.

I looked around, no one was in sight
I surveyed my surroundings, but there was no one to be seen.

Pulled down, I just kept on falling
Overwhelmed, I unceasingly plummeted.

I've seen this place before
This location is familiar to me.

You were standing by my side
You were beside me.

I've seen your face before tonight
I've seen you before this moment in time.

Maybe I just see what I want it to be
Perhaps I'm observing what I desire to see.

I know it's a mystery
I realize that it's an enigma.

Do you remember me on a street of dreams?
Do you recollect me from a visionary thoroughfare?

Running through my memory
Perpetually present in my recollection.

On the street of dreams
In a fictitious, perfect world.

There you stood, a distant memory
You were standing there, an obscure recollection.

So good, like we never parted
It was great, as though we had never separated.

Said to myself, "I knew you'd set me free."
Muttered to myself, "I knew you would unshackle me."

And here we are right back where we started
And here we are, back where we first began.

Something's come over me
I'm feeling a change.

And I don't know what to feel
I don't know how to feel.

Maybe this fantasy is real
Possibly this illusion is authentic.

Now I know I see what I want it to be
Now I know I discern what I want it to be.

But it's still a mystery
But it remains an enigma.

You are on every face I see
I see you in every individual's face.

Tell me, have you always been On the street of dreams?
Inform me, have you always inhabited this make-believe avenue?

Will we ever meet again, my friend?
Will we reunite, my comrade?

Do you know just what it meant to be On the street of dreams?
Do you realize the significance of existing in the visionary boulevard?

Never know just who you'll see, do ya On the street of dreams
You never know who you will encounter, right? On the street of dreams

You can be who you want to be, oh yeah
You have the ability to be whomever you desire, oh yeah.

I can hear you calling me
I can perceive you attracting me.

I can feel you haunting me Haunting me
I can sense you unsettling me. Unsettling me

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: RITCHIE BLACKMORE, JOE LYNN TURNER

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