Rialto and Warners
Rialto signed to EastWest Records and set about recording their debut album. However after releasing a number of singles they were dropped, without their album being released. China Records signed up the band and agreed to take on the manufacturing and promotion of their debut album. Unfortuately for the band, China was in the middle of being taken over by Warner Music, EastWest's parent company. Once this deal was completed the band found themselves back on EastWest, who quickly dropped them for the second time.
Rialto is also the name of a one man solo project from New Zealand. His music can be generalized as Cinema-Electronic-Emotion. His first release is based on the script of the famous "Brat-Pack" film The Breakfast Club, with the single called John Bender Is A Badass. http://rialto.bandcamp.com/
Dream Another Dream
Rialto Lyrics
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Get married settle down and have some kids and be a good housewife.
But she would go to bed at night,
with day-glo stars and fairy lights stuck on the ceiling of her room,
as she dreamt of another life.
Now it's too late to go back home,
it's saccharine and silicone, for a broken barbie doll.
Sleeping pills and alcohol, and nights she'd rather not recall,
And though the hands that played with her were cold,
she let them drag her down.
And as her cardboard world begins to fold,
she's lying on the ground,
Now it's too late to go back home,
Her mother writes her every week,
she says she's worried for her health.
Her dad says she's finding her feet,
but now she's lying on the shelf.
Like faulty goods that are returned,
her pretty fingers are all burnt.
Now it's too late to go back home.
The lyrics to Rialto's song Dream Another Dream tell the story of a woman who, when she was young, had a predetermined path planned for her life. She was expected to marry, have children, and be a "good housewife." However, the singer of the song had different aspirations that involved a life out of the ordinary. Instead of settling for a mundane existence, she dreamed of another life, filled with excitement and adventure. Her dreams were represented by day-glo stars and fairy lights stuck on the ceiling of her room.
As time passed by, the reality of life collided with her aspirations, and she found herself in a world that was too saccharine and silicone for her liking. She sought refuge in sleeping pills and alcohol, using them to mask the pain of her shattered dreams. Despite the cold and cruel hands that played with her, she still gave in to them. Eventually, her illusion of a perfect cardboard world came crashing down, and she was reduced to a "broken barbie doll." Her family sends her letters expressing their concern for her well being, but the damage has been done, and it's too late for her to go back home.
Overall, the song is about the price paid for not following one's dreams and passions. It's a cautionary tale about how stifling societal expectations can be and how they can crush one's spirit. The singer's mother and father may have thought that they were doing what's best for their daughter by having her follow the traditional path of marriage and children. However, it's clear that the singer's true happiness lay elsewhere, and in the end, she paid a high price for not pursuing what she loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Back when she was a girl there was a plan to see her through her life:
When she was young, there was a pre-planned future of getting married, having kids, and being a homemaker.
Get married settle down and have some kids and be a good housewife.
The plan was to get married, have children, and be a homemaker.
But she would go to bed at night,
with day-glo stars and fairy lights stuck on the ceiling of her room,
as she dreamt of another life.
She dreamed of another life at night, staring at the day-glo stars and fairy lights on her bedroom ceiling.
Now it's too late to go back home,
it's saccharine and silicone, for a broken barbie doll.
But now, going back home is not possible, as it would be too superficial for someone already broken.
Sleeping pills and alcohol, and nights she'd rather not recall,
for a broken barbie doll.
She uses sleeping pills and alcohol to escape her reality, but they bring back memories she would rather forget.
And though the hands that played with her were cold,
she let them drag her down.
Despite knowing that the people in her life have a cold approach, she continues to let them damage her.
And as her cardboard world begins to fold,
she's lying on the ground,
Her cardboard world starts falling apart, and she finds herself on the ground.
Now it's too late to go back home,
Once again, going back home is not an option.
Her mother writes her every week,
she says she's worried for her health.
Her mother writes to her regularly and is concerned for her well-being.
Her dad says she's finding her feet,
but now she's lying on the shelf.
Her father believes that she is finding herself, but in reality, she is struggling and isolated.
Like faulty goods that are returned,
her pretty fingers are all burnt.
She feels like she is broken and overlooked, like faulty goods that have been returned.
Now it's too late to go back home.
She is stuck in her current situation, and going back home would not solve anything.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LOUIS ROBERT ELIOT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gjpromo5640
Great tune. Looking forward to seeing them live in 2024.
@DarenAllder-gj1mp
I love the way this song was edited down from the full album version. It really gets to the point, but it must have been a bit painful losing those lines from the verse!
@SamM_Scot
90s classic indie rock music. Rialto are such an underrated band :-)
@ricardosantiago1129
One of the best 90's songs!
@debmorrismusic
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