The Sunshine Fix is the side project of Olivia Tremor Control co-leader and… Read Full Bio ↴The Sunshine Fix is the side project of Olivia Tremor Control co-leader and writer Bill Doss, who began recording under that name while still in high school, releasing an album on cassette entitled 'A Spiraling World Of Pop'. This album was later released on the Elephant 6 label after Doss met Jeff Mangum and others, and subsequently formed The Olivia Tremor Control with them. After the OTC disbanded in 2000, he went back to recording under the name 'The Sunshine Fix', releasing the albums 'Age Of The Sun' and 'Green Imagination'. Musically, Doss's style reflects psychedelic and experimental tendancies as well as 60's pop leanings, which were in many ways his contribution to the sound of the Olivia Tremor Control. These influences are apparent in the recorded material produced by The Sunshine Fix.

Last Night I Had a Dream
The Sunshine Fix Lyrics

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Last night I had a dream
Said I had a dream last night
Found myself being helplessly drawn into the light

Headed headlong to the light (to the light)
I was feeling trouble
Reached for the wrong hand and I got slighted

If you feel me slipping oh so far away from you
Please don't stop tripping for there is nothing you can do
Try as you might

Headed headlong into the light
If you're feeling trouble than reach for the wrong hand
And I get slighted

God is just a fantasy
In this fantasy wonderland
And I am an illusion of a ? that was a man
Not wrong or right

Headed headlong into the light
If you're feeling trouble
Than reach out for the hand and get delight

If you're feeling trouble
Just reach out for the hand thats acting right

Overall Meaning

The Sunshine Fix's song Last Night I Had a Dream begins with the singer recounting his dream from last night where he felt helpless and was being drawn towards the light. The use of repetition in the opening line is significant as it highlights the dreamlike state that the singer is trying to convey. The sense of being helpless in a dream is a common theme, and the use of light adds to the mystique and ambiguity of the dream. The chorus features the singer's struggle to overcome the troubles he is facing as he heads headlong into the light. The phrase "reached for the wrong hand and I got slighted" could refer to the singer finding himself in a difficult situation, and he picked the wrong person to rely on.

The second verse of the song reveals some interesting ideas about the role of God in the singer's life. The line "God is just a fantasy in this fantasy wonderland" implies that the singer doesn't believe in the traditional notion of God as a divine being. Instead, he considers God to be a fantasy, an idea that is not grounded in reality. The use of the word "illusion" is also significant as it suggests that the self is not fully formed, and is instead a construct of the imagination. The chorus is repeated, and the singer seems to be acknowledging that he is headed towards unknown territory, and though he may be feeling trouble, he feels he has no choice but to head headlong into the light.

Line by Line Meaning

Last night I had a dream
I dreamt last night

Said I had a dream last night
Just letting you know, I dreamt last night

Found myself being helplessly drawn into the light
I was irresistibly drawn towards the light

Headed headlong to the light (to the light)
I rushed forward towards the light

I was feeling trouble
I was in distress

Reached for the wrong hand and I got slighted
I made a mistake by choosing the wrong path and suffered the consequences

If you feel me slipping oh so far away from you
If you sense me distancing myself from you

Please don't stop tripping for there is nothing you can do
Please don't be upset as there is nothing you can do to change it

Try as you might
Even if you put in effort

God is just a fantasy
The idea of God is just a figment of imagination

In this fantasy wonderland
In this imaginary world