I Had A Dream

Story Behind The Song

This was written to go with an unfinished screenplay and is for the female lead to sing during a successful tour as a singing star but it also reflects her own experience. In the absence of a female singer, Aidan sang a male version of the song for this d

Song Description

The singer of this song, written for female voice, is singing about her dreams and memories, coming back all the while to the fact that although she has someone she loves, she's still alone.

Song Length 5:54 Genre Pop - General, Rock - Easy Listening
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Quiet, Poignant Subject Loneliness, Lost Love
Similar Artists Mariah Carey, Celine Dion Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

I Had A Dream - by Kirk Duncan

I HAD A PRAYER THAT I SAID EVERY NIGHT ? TO GET ME THROUGH
BUT ONLY THE PAIN OF THE DAYS OF MY LIFE SEEMED TO BE TRUE
BUT I COULD DREAM ? THINGS COULD GET BETTER
WHO KNOWS ? MAYBE A LETTER FROM YOU

I HAD A DREAM THAT MY HOME WAS A CASTLE IN THE AIR
THERE WAS A PART WHERE I OPENED THE DOOR AND YOU WHERE THERE
WE LIVED IN PEACE EVER AFTER ? A LIFE SO FULL OF LAUGHTER AND NO CARES

IN ANOTHER TIME ? I COULD BE
ANYTHING I WANT ? I COULD BE
LIVING IN A DREAM THAT YOU COULD SHARE

IN ANOTHER PLACE ? I SHOULD BE
PRAYING JUST IN CASE ?I SHOULD BE
LIVING THE BELIEF THAT YOU?D BE THERE

OVER AND OVER I TRY TO REMEMBER
THE DREAMS THAT I HAD AS A CHILD
COLDER AND COLDER - THE PAST IS AN EMBER
THE FLAMES OF MY YOUTH WERE SO WILD

I HAD A DREAM THAT I LOOKED LIKE A PRINCESS ON A THRONE
AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE - THEY LOVED ME AS THOUGH I WAS THEIR OWN
IN MY DREAM YOU WERE A KING
AND YOU CALLED ME TO SING
BUT IT WAS A DREAM ? AND I?M STILL ALONE

IN ANOTHER TIME ? I COULD BE
ANYTHING I WANT ? I COULD BE
LIVING IN A DREAM THAT YOU COULD SHARE

IN ANOTHER PLACE ? I SHOULD BE
PRAYING JUST IN CASE ? I SHOULD BE
LIVING IN A DREAM - YOU WOULD BE THERE

FURTHER AND FURTHER ? THE PAST IS RECEDING
THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH SEEMED SO LONG
HIGHER AND HIGHER - MY HOPES THEY ARE RISING
THAT I CAN SING ALL OF MY SONG

OVER AND OVER I TRY TO REMEMBER
THE DREAMS THAT I HAD AS A CHILD
COLDER AND COLDER - THE PAST IS AN EMBER
THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH WERE SO WILD

I HAD A DREAM OF THE MAN ON THE MOON WHO SHONE AWHILE
AND OF A SKY THAT WAS PAINTED SO BLUE ? IT MADE ME SMILE
IN THOSE DAYS WHEN I WAS SMALLER
I WOULD DREAM THAT I WAS TALLER
BUT IT WAS A DREAM
AND I?M STILL ALONE

(C) Kirk Duncan Music. 2003.

Lyrics Kirk Duncan Music Kirk Duncan
Producer Kirk Duncan Publisher Kirk Duncan Music Ltd
Performance Aidan Bell - Vocal. Kirk Duncan - Keyboards. Label Unreleased home demo

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