"I Had a Dream" is an unreleased song by AURORA. She performed it live at her 10th grade graduation at school on June 21, 2012, before she had aspirations of becoming a recording artist. It is the only known performance and recording of the song.
About the song[]
Aurora wrote this song when she was around 9 after she watched the news one day.[1] She described the song several times as boring, long and without a chorus, and thought that the only people in the audience that liked the song were her teachers.[2]
The song is about "dreaming horrible things that we realize is actually happening 'cause it's not really a dream."[2] It deals with topics such as conflict, confrontation, materialism and willful ignorance.
Lyrics []
Tonight I had a dream that we were fighting
Cause we had different ways in wrong rhyme
And as the words went out and you were shouting
I saw there wouldn't be more peace in here tonight
Then I dreamt we both lost in the end
Well, you proved your point, but now you have lost a friend
The life we used to live has reached the end
And we both wanted to smile back, though I pretend
Oh, I pretend
I had a dream
I had a dream, oh
I had a dream, oh
But it all just seemed so real
But it all seems to be longing for this glory
To get a fame and fortune of your own
But will we, in the end, be satisfied
When we're living in our glory all alone?
And this night I had a dream that we were running
Running far away from our mistakes
We were blaming others for the wrongs we made
And then we were down because we were not the one we paid
I had a dream, oh I
I had a dream, oh
I had this dream
But it all just seemed so real
One night I had a dream a man hit his woman
Cause she was standing in the way and he was drunk
And every Monday morning, she was brave
When her man drove far away inside his truck
But tonight I had a dream that we were just watching
All devastating things this world can bear
We could feel the lousiness way over here
But when it didn't us concern, we didn't care
No, we wouldn't lift a finger for the lost ones
We wouldn't give money to the poor
Our happiness has come in shape of gold
And we forget what's truly worth living for
I had a dream
I had a dream, oh
I had a dream, oh
But it all just seemed so real
It seemed so real
Just seemed so real
It seemed so real
I have these dreams and they seem so real
And they seem so much more to me than just dreams
Lyrics transcribed by listening to the live recording.
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Trivia[]
- During a livestream celebrating the release of For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest, Aurora mentioned that this song kick-started her career and was what led labels to offer her record deals.[3]
- It has been stated that the recording of the song was uploaded without her permission.
- Aurora played the song on guitar at her graduation, despite not really knowing how to play it.[2]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-running-with-the-wolves
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db9gHZIoATk&t=420s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX1gQQyAm68