There are several artists and projects named Joseph:

1) Joseph is a… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists and projects named Joseph:

1) Joseph is an American folk/rock band from Portland, Oregon. The band is made up of three sisters, Natalie Allison and Meegan Closner. The sisters took their name from a small town in their home state and in homage to their Grandfather. Their debut album, Native Dreamer Kin was released in 2014 and two years later came the 2nd album I'm Alone, No You're Not" featuring a mixture of folk and rock but all the while highlighting their mesmerizing vocal abilities and harmonies especially on such tracks as Canyon, White Flag and the beautiful SOS. In 2017 they issued a version of the Mamas & The Papas classic "California Dreamin' and later that year their EP "Stay Awake" which features their own version of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

2) Joseph was a blues rock/stoner rock band from the USA. It released the album "Stone Aged Man" in 1969.

3) Joseph is a psychedelic rock/hard rock project by the Belgian musician Yannick Letawe, who released the album "Toys" in 2018.

Sweet Dreams
Joseph Lyrics

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Return to your dreaming
I'll return to my sleepless night
Dreaming with my eyes open
Watch the shadows play on the ceiling
As the figures dance by

Sweet dreams
My love, I love you, good night

I'll find you new in the morning
Where we're all made white

I'll find you new in the morning
Where we're all made white

I'll find you new in the morning
Where we're all made white

I'll find you new in the morning
Where we're all made white

I'll find you new in the morning
Where we're all made white

Sweet dreams

My love, I love you, good night
My love, I love you, good night

Overall Meaning

In Joseph's song Sweet Dreams, the first few lines seem to express the idea of being lost in one's own thoughts and dreams at night. The singer suggests that while they themselves are struggling to find peace in their sleepless state, the person they're addressing should try to return to their own dreams. The next lines are almost like a stream of consciousness, with the singer describing how they're dreaming even though their eyes are open. They watch shadows on the ceiling and figures that dance by, suggesting that their mind is active with imagery and ideas even as they try to sleep.

But despite the restlessness conveyed in these lines, the chorus of the song offers a comforting message of love and hope. The singer tells their loved one to rest well and have "sweet dreams," reassuring them that they'll be back in the morning to offer new love and support. The last line of the chorus brings in a religious element, with the idea that everyone will be "made white" in the morning--which can be interpreted as a reference to purity, absolution, or spiritual rebirth.

Line by Line Meaning

Return to your dreaming
Go back to your dreams

I'll return to my sleepless night
I'll go back to being unable to sleep

Dreaming with my eyes open
Imagining while not fully asleep

Watch the shadows play on the ceiling
Observe the shadows while lying in bed

As the figures dance by
As the shapes move around with the shadows

Sweet dreams
Have pleasant dreams

My love, I love you, good night
Affectionate phrases before going to sleep

I'll find you new in the morning
I'll meet you again in the morning

Where we're all made white
Where everything is pure or clean

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ALLISON CLOSNER, MEEGAN CLOSNER, NATALIE CLOSNER

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