When I Dream
The Teardrop Explodes Lyrics


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I've been thinking about you
I hope that you've been thinking about me
I've been talking about you
I've been talking about you in my sleep

And when I dream, I dream about you
And when I scream, I scream about you
I go ba ba ba ba oh oh
Oh I go

I've been sad and ever sadder
I've been living, living far away
Now it's you I think it's true
And I'm running, running back to stay

And now I'm counting, I'm counting for two
And when I shout, I shout about you
I go ba ba ba ba oh oh, I go ba ba ba ba oh oh
Oh I go

Here you come again
Playing with my feelings

There you go again, playing with my heart
And when I dream I dream about you
And when I scream I scream about you




I go ba ba ba ba oh oh, I go ba ba ba ba oh oh
Well, I'm going

Overall Meaning

The Teardrop Explodes's song "When I Dream" is a love song that depicts how the singer thinks, talks, dreams, and screams about their love interest. The recurring line "And when I dream, I dream about you / And when I scream, I scream about you" highlights the deep longing of the singer for their love interest. The song begins with the singer expressing their thoughts about how they hope their love interest is thinking about them too. They also confess to talking about their love interest even in their sleep.


The second verse of the song depicts how the singer has been living far away and feeling sad. However, when they think of their love interest, they feel like they need to go back to them and stay with them. The line "Now it's you I think it's true / And I'm running, running back to stay" shows how the singer is convinced of their love for their interest and is willing to go to any length to be with them.


The last verse of the song talks about how the love interest keeps playing with the singer's feelings and heart. Despite this, the singer cannot stop thinking and dreaming about their love interest. The song's intense emotions and the dreamy melody complement each other, creating a beautiful love song that captures the essence of unrequited love.


Line by Line Meaning

I've been thinking about you
I have been devoting my thoughts to you


I hope that you've been thinking about me
I am anticipating that you have been thinking of me in return


I've been talking about you
I have been expressing my emotions towards you vocally


I've been talking about you in my sleep
You are on my mind even when I am not consciously thinking of you


And when I dream, I dream about you
You are the central focus of my dreams and desires


And when I scream, I scream about you
The intensity of my emotions towards you is so strong that I can feel it even in my nightmares


I go ba ba ba ba oh oh
My feelings are so overwhelming that all I can do is express them through nonsensical sounds


I've been sad and ever sadder
My emotional state has been constantly deteriorating and becoming more melancholic


I've been living, living far away
I have been physically and emotionally distant from you


Now it's you I think it's true
I have come to the realization that you are the one who is constantly on my mind


And I'm running, running back to stay
I want to come back to you and stay by your side


And now I'm counting, I'm counting for two
I am now including you in my plans and decisions


And when I shout, I shout about you
My emotions towards you are so intense that they come out as loud screams


Here you come again
You have re-entered my life and thoughts


Playing with my feelings
You are affecting and manipulating my emotions in some way


There you go again, playing with my heart
You are causing a turmoil in my feelings towards you that I cannot control


Well, I'm going
I am now taking action based on my emotions towards you




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GARY ANDREW DWYER, JULIAN COPE, MICHAEL NEIL FINKLER, NEIL FINKLER MICHAEL

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@struthadragon8656

I've introduced my son to Teardrop Explodes... he now loves them too... what a good mother I am...

@brightstar1212

You're an excellent Mother! Teaching your child very important musical taste. I've done the same with mine, and we deserve to be congratulated!! 😃

@martincowley6500

Incredible mum ,at that !!🙏🙏🙏

@breadpitt970

I heard this track on the radio only once, when I was a very young lad being sick at home. It has since never left my head (I go pahpahpah...) but could not find the song again as the only thing I knew was that the band was from Liverpool. No bandname, no title, no lyrics. And now today, 42 years later I have found it! MAGIC.

@binniemod

Glad you found this magical track.

@TheAnalPunisher

Great metrics, Julian rules!!!

@gilbosavannah

59yrs old now....summer in ibiza, good times

@kevinhart3555

I actually have the Original single on 45rpm vinyl.

@thetriumphofthethrill2457

Not bad. The late '70s - early '80s Post-Punk era is among the greatest in musical history.

@moorovitch

Julian Cope - a supreme pop technician at heart. Check out his superb 1984 solo album 'Fried'.

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