Loneliness: I’ll see you in my dreams.
[Spoken Intro, whispered, close-mic, no reverb, subtle vinyl hiss under, audible breath before each line] Oh, baby I'm missing you so damn much, … Without you I ain't whole, … You're missing like crazy! … … [Verse 1] [Alison Moyet-style vocal, dampened dry piano, upright bass drone, audible breath between lines, spacious pauses] Tho' the days are long, twilight sings our favorite song, … Of the happiness that used to be, … Soon my eyes will close, soon I'll find repose, … And in dreams you're always near to me. … … [Chorus] Oh, Honey,…I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… Someone took you out of my arms, still I feel the thrill of your charms.(charms) Your lips will be mine,(mine) your tender eyes that shine,(shine) You are missing like cracy (cracy) Baby, baby you are mine (mine)(mine) I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… your tender eyes that shine,(shine) They will light my way tonight baby, I'll see you in my dreams,baby I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… [Bridge, vocal breaks slightly, more vulnerable, audible breath, wide pauses] Counting every day, hour, minute you're away, … Time don't even make sense no more. … What am I supposed to do without you? … … [Chorus reprise] I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… your tender eyes that shine,(shine) They will light my way tonight baby, I'll see you in my dreams,baby I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… [Verse 2] [audible breath between lines, spacious pauses] In the dreary gray; of another lonely grey day, … You'll be far away and I'll be blue; … Still I hope and pray, thru each weary day, … For it brings the night and dreams of you. … … [Chorus] Oh, Honey,…I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… Someone took you out of my arms, still I feel the thrill of your charms.(charms) Your lips will be mine,(mine) your tender eyes that shine,(shine) You are missing like cracy (cracy) Baby, baby you are mine (mine)(mine) I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… your tender eyes that shine,(shine) They will light my way tonight baby, I'll see you in my dreams,baby I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… [Rap break, spoken/rapped, cold and biting, thin ghostly choir far in the background, dry, no reverb] Wake up, girl, ain't nobody there Ain't nobody, ain't nobody there You built a ghost from empty air! There's no one waiting, no one real Ain't nobody, ain't nobody there Just a dream, a dream to fill! [Final chorus fragment, vocal fragile, resigned] You are missing like cracy (cracy) Baby, baby once you are mine (mine)(mine) I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… your tender eyes that shine,(shine) They will light my way one day baby, I'll see you in my dreams,baby I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams,… [end, fade out on piano alone]
