02.Dream Died Softly

[Verse 1] I woke with a house in my head Warm hands in the morning light Your voice in the next room My feet on the kitchen floor I could almost taste that life Like it had already been mine [Pre-Chorus] Then the room fell quiet And I knew it was leaving I reached for the shape of it But it slipped through my hands [Chorus] I dreamed of a better me (I dreamed of a better me) I had love I had a family (I had love I had a family) I had a son, I had a daughter (I had a son, I had a daughter) I had the love of their mother (I had the love of their mother) But morning came And the dream died [Verse 2] No footsteps down the hall No little voice calling my name Just the fan and the cold window And my face in the dark again I held that whole life close Till it broke in my arms [Pre-Chorus] Then the room fell quiet And I knew it was leaving I reached for the shape of it But it slipped through my hands [Chorus] I dreamed of a better me (I dreamed of a better me) I had love I had a family (I had love I had a family) I had a son, I had a daughter (I had a son, I had a daughter) I had the love of their mother (I had the love of their mother) But morning came And the dream died [Bridge] No one there to dry my face No one there to hold me still Just the sound of my own breath Breaking in the quiet If I could sleep again I would live there longer [Final Chorus] I dreamed of a better me (I dreamed of a better me) I had love I had a family (I had love I had a family) I had a son, I had a daughter (I had a son, I had a daughter) I had the love of their mother (I had the love of their mother) But morning came And the dream died No one came To soothe my tears