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Dream

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Oct. 7, 20161 viewer16.6K views

Dream Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was younger
You told me I should get my shit together
You said life is a painting
But all your colors always bleed together
Woo all the times you said I wasn’t just quite right
Woo and all I was trying to do was search for a light

[Chorus]
When you said look for your sunshine it’s not there
I told myself that I don’t care
I found some new innovations
Might just be my imagination
But people can dream

[Verse 2]
When I was younger
You told me I should get my shit together
Because life is a painting
But you ain’t trying to show me you ain’t clever
Woo for all the times you said I wasn’t just quite right

[Chorus]
But you said look for your sunshine it’s not there
I told myself that I don’t care
I found some new innovations
Might just be my imagination
People can dream (People can dream, people can dream, people can dream)
Yeah

[Bridge]
In my dark days and night
It might’ve been just a dream
In these dark days and night
I’ll be more than what you see
In my dark there’s a light
It might’ve been just a dream
In these dark days and night (Dark days and night)

[Chorus]
Oh when I was younger
You told me I should get my shit together (People can dream)
When I was younger
So why your colors always bleed together

[Outro]
People can dream (Woo)
People can dream
People can dream (Woo)

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I think that this song means that as young people, we should get our stuff together and stop being lazy.

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Recorded At
Corinthia (London, UK), Palazzo Parigi (Milan, Italy), Four Seasons Gresham Palace (Budapest), Patriot Studios (Denver, CO), Neptune Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Release Date
October 7, 2016
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