Love and Rockets - An American Dream

And I was dreaming in my sleep
Saw through you all
And I was dreaming still on my feet
Saw through you all
And I saw what you could be
And you just don't feel free
And I saw what you could be
But you just won't be real to me
So let's blame this excess
On an American dream
So let's blame the success
Of an American dream
Are you confused by the chaos
In everyones wandering eyes
Do you dream of running naked
In warm rain
Are you confused by the chaos
It's no, it's no surprise
We all stand next to Jesus
Close to Satan we're both the same
These birds can't fly away away
These birds can't fly away
So let's blame this excess
On an American dream
So let's blame the success
Of an American dream
Of an American dream
Of an American dream
Of an American dream
Feeling so high and low
It's the American dream
It's the American dream
It's the American dream
It's the American dream
AMERICA

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[Brucified]

Original release date of the album 'Express' (including this song) was september 15, 1986, re-released on cd October 25, 1990.

[rbatty90210]

this brings back some nostalgic feelings. can't quite pinpoint memories or imagery from back then but the feeling is great. Saw L & R in concert several times in Seattle. Am now just realizing how incredible their songwriting was/is. Back then, it was only about the cool melodies and hooks.

[blainebill39]

@Brucified

I'm just filled with pure joy that all this wonderful music from my youth

is here on YT! Love and Rockets, Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Cocteau Twins,

Dead Can Dance, Sisters of Mercy, Jesus and Mary Chain, and I could go on!

Wow! But what excites me the most is that there seems to be a genuine

interest from the younger folks, in the eras' music!

Blaine

[superlativevideo]

so good. what an excellent tune.

[petermurphreak]

Words fail to DESCRIBE what this particular Love and Rockets MUSICAL GEM does to my SUBCONSCIOUS!!!... To put it "mildly" it fucking BLOWS MY MIND out into another DIMENSION!!!...

[hydeh0]

No I have not Jamfen....can you help?

[jamfen]

@hydeh0 ... have you figgered it out yet ..i have i love jamming to this tune..i may be able to help you

[Hugo411]

Fluid guitars and sublime arrangements are Timeless and savored by any decade.

Even the Afterlife gets into these sounds.

[clayguy33]

One American who realizes it's a sham. Thanks for posting my favorite L&R song (and one of my favorite all-time)

[16Razberri]

THANK YOU Brucified!!! I could kiss you for posting this song. This album, but mostly this song got me through what coulda been a tragic time as a teenager. I used to take my little ghetto blaster onto a hill in Hemet, CA, where I was in locked up girls juvenile delnqunt grp home and watch the desert sunsets, and play this song over & over & over until I finally decided to be one of the birds who couldn't fly away and I flew away or ran away back to Hunington Bch for the best sunsets in LIFE! XO

[musttrust]

How relevant is this music. this music really captured the next 25 years of americana. It is a dream baby and it is ova. ova. seriously. these guys captured it 25 years ago. What next?