In My Dreams
Love Inks Lyrics

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Electric ghosts descend
Falling with the wind
They live on the canvas, not the wall
They disappear then fall

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
Always in the night, they’ll be coming back
Always in my dreams

Even when my dreams are over

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
Always in the night, they’ll be coming back
Always in my dreams
Even when my dreams are over

So if you can hear them please baby warn me
If you can feel them please won’t you wake me
If you can hear them please won’t you wake me up, wake me up

They’ll wrap you up again
Your shadows making ten
Psychedelic spirits floating round
Are moving towards the ground

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
Always in the night they’ll be coming back
Always in my dreams, even when my dreams are over

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
Always in my mind they’ll be coming back
Always in my dreams, even when my dreams are over

So if you can hear them please baby warn me

If you can feel them please won’t you wake me
If you can hear them please won’t you wake me up, wake me up

Overall Meaning

The Love Inks' song "In My Dreams" is a dreamy and mysterious tune that describes the lingering thoughts and images that haunt us even after we wake up from our slumber. The electric ghosts that descend and fall with the wind represent these lingering thoughts and images that we can't shake off. These ghosts do not live on the wall but instead exist only in our minds, on the canvas of our dreams. They disappear and fall, but they always come back, always in the night, even when the dreams are over.

The singer pleads to her lover to warn her if they can hear these ghosts and if they can feel them, to wake her up. Perhaps the singer is afraid that the ghosts will take her over, that she will lose herself in the dream world, and be unable to return to reality. The lyrics, as a whole, could be interpreted as a commentary on the illusory nature of the world, and a statement about how, even when we think we are awake, we are still under the influence of the ghosts of thoughts and memories from our dreams.

In summary, "In My Dreams" is a lyrical masterpiece that encapsulates the dreamy and mysterious world of our sleeping mind. The song is an ode to the lingering thoughts and images that haunt us even after we awake from our slumber. It is a beautiful and melancholic exploration of the illusory nature of the world and how our perception of reality is always under the influence of our dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

Electric ghosts descend
Imaginary, intangible beings come down from above

Falling with the wind
These mystifying creatures move through the air

They live on the canvas, not the wall
These apparitions exist in a world of their own, distinct from reality

They disappear then fall
Vanishing after they traverse the sky

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
These phantoms are active in the dream world and continually return

Always in the night, they’ll be coming back
These mystical beings are particularly active during the nighttime hours

Always in my dreams
These elusive creatures persist in the dream world

Even when my dreams are over
These phantasms linger even after the dream has ended

So if you can hear them please baby warn me
If one can sense these otherworldly beings, the singer implores their loved one to let them know

If you can feel them please won’t you wake me
The singer beseeches their partner to rouse them if they also have a sense of these mysteries entities

If you can hear them please won’t you wake me up, wake me up
The singer urgently requests that their partner awaken them if they become aware of these elusive creatures

They’ll wrap you up again
These supernatural beings have the power to envelop people

Your shadows making ten
The shades of these insubstantial entities are many

Psychedelic spirits floating round
These mysterious entities are complex and multifaceted

Are moving towards the ground
These spectral beings are descending to Earth

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
These intangible creatures are persistent, recurring throughout dreams

Always in the night they’ll be coming back
These mystical entities are particularly active during nighttime dreams

Always in my dreams, even when my dreams are over
These enigmatic beings are an enduring presence in the dream world

Always in my dreams and they’re coming back
These elusory beings recur throughout the dream world

Always in my mind they’ll be coming back
These haunting entities persist even beyond the realm of dreams

Always in my dreams, even when my dreams are over
The elusive inhabitants of the dream world continue to linger in the singer's thoughts

So if you can hear them please baby warn me
The singer once again requests their partner to alert them if they detect these mysterious entities

If you can feel them please won’t you wake me
The singer entreats their loved one to rouse them if they, too, are aware of these spectral beings

If you can hear them please won’t you wake me up, wake me up
The singer urgently implores their partner to awaken them if they become aware of these supernatural creatures

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