The Dream
Manicure is a Russian, Moscow based post-punk band. It started as a three-p… Read Full Bio ↴Manicure is a Russian, Moscow based post-punk band. It started as a three-piece by Zhenia Novikov and two sisters, Polina and Ania Butuzova who played guitars and drums at their saturday practices after that huge Moscow disco fridays in the summer of 2007. Having gained positive critical and public acclaim, the band (who used to call themselves "[Those] Who Bed Models") decided to put their songs on the record and handled the production duties to Volodia Komarov (Punk TV, Hot Zex), who already established himself as a successful sound-wizard. As a result their debut EP "Another Girl" (feat. such songs as Another Girl, I Don't, About Something and The One) saw its release in January, 2008. After the time bassist Zhora Kushnarenko had joined the band, they started to play at Moscow venues under the name MANICURE, including a gig with Neils Children and EIOH, sharing the stage with Late Of The Pier and Glass Candy, and receiving even bigger praise of Moscow audience.

Their debut album "About the something", also produced by Komarov, had been finished in August of 2008. Although "Another girl" became a hit and was chosen for Miller beer TV ad company, there are no other "Girls" on the CD. On the contrary Manicure try to look more serious with the gloomy sounds, dirty synths, gorgeous harmonies and rowdy rock-n-roll riffs.

The Dream
Manicure Lyrics


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We Are Singing On The Mountain We're Banging On A Drum
Kids Are Standing In The Shadow Their Childhood Has Just Begun
Their Parents Make Them Happy, They Dream Within A Dream
I Feel I'm Falling And My Childhood Does Begin

The Sun Across The Ocean Makes Me Mesmerized
I Want To Be A River To Feel The Void Inside
I See The New Beginning I Dream Within A Dream
I Feel I'm Falling And My Childhood Does Begin

There Is No One To Take Me Over
There Are No Words To Say Goodbye
There Is Just A Time To Think It's Over
There Is Just A Time To Live Before I Die

I Am Standing On The Mountain I'm Sinking In My Dream
I Want To Hear The Music That Is Coming From Within
This Perfect Moment Will Live Forever In My Arms
I Swear I'll Carry It Through Thousand And Thousand Miles

There Is No One To Take Me Over
There Are No Words To Say Goodbye




There Is Just A Time To Think It's Over
There Is Just A Time To Live Before I Die

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Manicure's song "The Dream" seem to reflect on the fleeting nature of life, and the desire to hold onto a moment or feeling forever. The opening lines "We Are Singing On The Mountain We're Banging On A Drum" evoke a sense of joyous celebration, but the following line "Kids Are Standing In The Shadow Their Childhood Has Just Begun" hints at the fact that this is just the beginning for these children. The idea of time passing and dreams being formed and then left behind is explored in the lines "Their Parents Make Them Happy, They Dream Within A Dream / I Feel I'm Falling And My Childhood Does Begin."


The singer continues to reflect on the beauty of life, and the moments that bring them the most joy. The line "The Sun Across The Ocean Makes Me Mesmerized" paints a vivid image, and the desire to feel the same sense of wonder is expressed in the line "I Want To Be A River To Feel The Void Inside." However, the singer is also aware of the fact that nothing can last forever, as seen in the lines "There Is No One To Take Me Over / There Are No Words To Say Goodbye / There Is Just A Time To Think It's Over / There Is Just A Time To Live Before I Die."


Finally, the singer reflects on the idea of a perfect moment that they want to keep forever, expressing a desire to "hear the music that is coming from within." The last two lines "This Perfect Moment Will Live Forever In My Arms / I Swear I'll Carry It Through Thousand And Thousand Miles" show a determination to hold onto that moment of clarity and peace, even as time continues to pass.


Line by Line Meaning

We Are Singing On The Mountain We're Banging On A Drum
We are joyously celebrating on this high point, expressing ourselves with a percussion instrument


Kids Are Standing In The Shadow Their Childhood Has Just Begun
The youth are in the background, just starting their life journey


Their Parents Make Them Happy, They Dream Within A Dream
The parents bring joy to their offspring, who have their own imaginative inner world


I Feel I'm Falling And My Childhood Does Begin
A sense of innocent wonder overtakes me and takes me back to childhood


The Sun Across The Ocean Makes Me Mesmerized
The sight of the sun over the sea fills me with a sense of fascination


I Want To Be A River To Feel The Void Inside
I yearn to become a flowing body of water to satisfy the emptiness in me


I See The New Beginning I Dream Within A Dream
I visualize a fresh start and indulge in fanciful thoughts within my own thoughts


I Am Standing On The Mountain I'm Sinking In My Dream
I am both grounded while also feeling swept away within my own reverie


I Want To Hear The Music That Is Coming From Within
I desire to listen to the melodious sounds originating within myself


This Perfect Moment Will Live Forever In My Arms
I will cling onto this ideal instant and cherish it for eternity


I Swear I'll Carry It Through Thousand And Thousand Miles
I promise to bear this memory over vast distances and countless years


There Is No One To Take Me Over
There is no one present to override my thoughts or actions


There Are No Words To Say Goodbye
I cannot find appropriate phrases to express farewell


There Is Just A Time To Think It's Over
It is simply a time to come to terms that something has ended


There Is Just A Time To Live Before I Die
All that remains is a period to exist prior to expiration




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Евгений Новиков

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