[Verse 1] I grew up in the middle of nowhere Where the sunflowers and brambles grew I'd fly with the hawks over clouded summer skies and I rode with horses too Oh, I wanted to live in a castle. I wanted to ride dragons. I wanted to save the day until the crowd screamed my name. But in the end it went up in flames. [Pre-Chorus] Oh, I'm just a little day dreamer with stars in my eyes. A world fills my head and lets me touch the skies. So don't tell me it's not real. Don't tell me that I'm wrong. Don't tell me that I'm broken, when I sing this song. [Chorus] So I’ll dream, dream, dream anyway, Build another castle from the ashes and the rain. If the dragons come, I’ll face them, If the whole damn sky should break. You can burn down every kingdom, You can tell me dreams will fade, But I’m still that little daydreamer, And I’ll keep dreaming anyway. [Verse 2] As the years went by, the world tried to break me. No matter how much I longed to be free. They said, "Your head's in the clouds, You should really come back down." So I folded up my wings and learned to stay on the ground. I traded dragons for demons, And castles for these walls. Learned sometimes there ain't a hero Coming when you call. But somewhere underneath the ashes, There's a spark they couldn't tame. And that little girl is whispering, "Go and dream again." [Pre-Chorus 2] Oh, I'm just a little daydreamer, Still lookin' for a redeemer. I've stood in the storm since the day I was born, With one finger held up high. They can tell me to bend, They can tell me to break, But I'll keep dreamin' till the end. [Chorus] So I’ll dream, dream, dream anyway, Build another castle from the ashes and the rain. If the dragons come, I’ll face them, If the whole damn sky should break. You can burn down every kingdom, You can tell me dreams will fade, But I’m still that little daydreamer, And I’ll keep dreaming anyway. [Bridge] I spent my whole life waiting For somebody to break these chains, For a knight upon a white horse To come riding through the rain. But no hero ever found me, No one came to save the day. Then that little girl inside me smiled And whispered, "You found your own way." I was looking for a redeemer, But she was with me all along. She was barefoot in the brambles, Still singing that same old song. So let the whole world call me crazy, Let 'em laugh and let 'em stare. I built wings out of the pieces Of everything they left in despair. [Final Chorus] So I’ll dream, dream, dream anyway, Build another castle from the ashes and the rain. If the dragons come, I’ll face them, If the whole damn sky should break. You can burn down every kingdom, You can tell me dreams will fade, But I became my own redeemer, And I’ll keep dreaming anyway. Yeah, I'm still that little daydreamer, And I’ll keep dreaming anyway. [Outro] So if you see me in the distance, With my head up in the clouds, Chasing hawks across the summer sky While my feet don't touch the ground, Don't you tell me to come back down. I've spent too long afraid. There are sunflowers beyond the brambles, And castles still to make. Yeah, I'm still that little daydreamer, With those same stars in my eyes. And if dreaming makes me foolish, Then I'll be foolish all my life. I'll dream, dream, dream anyway. Yeah... I'll keep dreaming anyway.
