A Million Dreams
The Greatest Showman Lyrics


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I close my eyes and I can see
The world that′s waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I′ve lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design

′Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it′s gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

There′s a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don′t care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Run away to a world that we design

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it′s gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it′s gonna take
A million dreams for the world we′re gonna make





For the world we're gonna make

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman encapsulate the power of imagination and the relentless pursuit of one's dreams. The song reflects the singer's unwavering belief in his own vision of a world that awaits him. By closing his eyes, he is able to envision a future filled with endless possibilities and the sense of belonging.


The first verse sets the tone, as the singer describes his personal world beyond what others have experienced. It may seem unfamiliar and even unconventional to outsiders, but to him, it feels like home. Despite the potential ridicule or doubt he may face, he remains steadfast in his conviction, not caring about being labeled crazy. He aspires to live in a world that he and others can design according to their desires and dreams.


The chorus emphasizes the vividness of his dreams, which transcend the boundaries of reality. Each night as he lies in bed, his mind fills with vibrant and captivating visuals, symbolized by the brightest colors. These dreams become the driving force that keeps him awake, providing hope and motivation to pursue a better world. He believes that just a million dreams are enough to bring about the change and transformation needed to make this world a reality.


The second verse introduces the concept of constructing a house filled with unique and extraordinary items from far-off places. These special objects are lovingly collected to bring joy and comfort, particularly on rainy days when such treasures provide solace. Just as his dreams are perceived as crazy, the singer understands that others may dismiss their aspirations as well. Nonetheless, he remains undeterred, valuing the opportunity to escape with someone to the world they create together.


In the bridge, the singer invites others to share their dreams and experiences, acknowledging that they may have differing perspectives. He desires to be part of and contribute to all aspects of their journey. Despite the potential for disagreement or uncertainty, he asks that they include him and allow him to join them in their world. He longs to glimpse the world they envision, the world that he, too, can see when he closes his eyes.


The song culminates with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the overwhelming power of a million dreams. Each person's individual dreams collectively possess the potential to shape the world and bring about positive change. The lyrics inspire a sense of unity and encouragement, empowering everyone to come together and create the world they aspire to make -- a world that is built on their collective dreams and aspirations.


Line by Line Meaning

I close my eyes and I can see
I can visualize and imagine


The world that's waiting up for me
The possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead


That I call my own
That I can claim as my own


Through the dark, through the door
Despite uncertainty and challenges


Through where no one's been before
Through unexplored territory


But it feels like home
But it feels familiar and comforting


They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
Others may criticize and doubt


They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
They may think I'm irrational or insane


I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
I disregard their opinions and embrace my uniqueness


We can live in a world that we design
We have the power to create our own reality


′Cause every night I lie in bed
During quiet moments of reflection


The brightest colors fill my head
Vivid and vibrant ideas and dreams occupy my thoughts


A million dreams are keeping me awake
Countless aspirations and ambitions keep me excited and motivated


I think of what the world could be
I contemplate the potential and possibilities for the world


A vision of the one I see
An imagined future that aligns with my vision


A million dreams is all it's gonna take
With enough determination and dreams, anything is possible


A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
Collectively, our dreams can shape the future


There's a house we can build
We can construct a place of belonging


Every room inside is filled
Every part is enriched


With things from far away
Including diverse and exotic elements


The special things I compile
The unique and precious things I gather


Each one there to make you smile
Each one meant to bring joy and happiness


On a rainy day
During difficult times or moments of sadness


However big, however small
No matter the scale or magnitude


Let me be part of it all
Allow me to be involved in every aspect


Share your dreams with me
Reveal your aspirations and desires to me


You may be right, you may be wrong
Your perspective could be correct or incorrect


But say that you'll bring me along
But promise to include me in your journey


To the world you see
To the reality and vision you have


To the world I close my eyes to see
To the world I envision when I close my eyes


Every night I lie in bed
During moments of deep contemplation


The brightest colors fill my head
My mind is flooded with vibrant and vivid thoughts


A million dreams are keeping me awake
Countless dreams fuel my excitement and prevent sleep


A million dreams, a million dreams
Countless aspirations and hopes


I think of what the world could be
I ponder the potential and possibilities of the world


A vision of the one I see
An imagined future that aligns with my vision


A million dreams is all it's gonna take
With enough determination and dreams, anything is possible


A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
Collectively, our dreams can shape the future


For the world we're gonna make
For the future we are going to create




Writer(s): Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

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@isaquegama5719

I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design

'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

For the world we're gonna make



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Lyrics:
I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
For the world we're gonna make



@yurijulia

Lyrics

I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
For the world we're gonna make



@mrunfortune

The Greatest Showman A Million Dreams Lyrics
[Ziv Zaifman]
I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home


They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design

'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design

[Hugh Jackman]
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be


A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

[Michelle Williams, with Hugh Jackman]
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you're bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see

[Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, together]
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

[Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams]
For the world we're gonna make

Source: https://songtexte.co/en/the-greatest-showman-a-million-dreams-lyrics-08a9a3



@wanderingberries

A Million Dreams
Song by Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Ziv Zaifman

Lyrics
I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
.
.

There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design
.
.
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
.
.

Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make
For the world we're gonna make



@user-ii8zs6ol4b

I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home

[Pre-Chorus: Young P.T.]
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design

[Chorus: Young P.T.]
'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

[Verse 2: Young P.T.]
There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design

[Chorus: P.T. Barnum]
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

[Bridge: Charity Barnum, with P.T. Barnum]
However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see

[Chorus: P.T. Barnum, Charity Barnum, together]
Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make



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@gameguy9905

I honestly love how the song starts out with a kid singing about his dreams and wishes, and then it transcends to an adult singing, perhaps that same kid but grown up, still having the same dreams as he did before. This signifies the message which is never lose sight or let go of your dreams

@Footballfan896

Game Guy At least in the movie, the kid singing this song is the adult who is singing this as well.

@amcr2278

Watch it

@kiara8121

It’s the story of that boy and girl growing up actually! It’s really adorable you should watch the musical

@TheRealMischief

It is the same kid have you not seen greatest showman

@Marina-gn3de

Dude did you not pay attention to the fact that it’s from a movie?

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@isaquegama5719

I close my eyes and I can see
The world that's waiting up for me
That I call my own
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I've lost my mind
I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design

'Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

There's a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
The special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day

They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we've lost our minds
I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy
Runaway to a world that we design

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
Oh a million dreams for the world we're gonna make

However big, however small
Let me be part of it all
Share your dreams with me
You may be right, you may be wrong
But say that you'll bring me along
To the world you see
To the world I close my eyes to see
I close my eyes to see

Every night I lie in bed
The brightest colours fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
A million dreams, a million dreams
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make

For the world we're gonna make

@nohemicarolina5446

I feel bad for your fingers

@rapidburstgmz

same

@breannasrxses5495

@Nohemi Carolina she probably copied and pasted from google

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