Genesis - Dreaming While You Sleep

LYRICS:

In and out of darkness, in and out of sleep
Trying to keep my hands upon the wheel
Never saw the corner in the driving rain
I never saw her step into the street

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Memories to keep
Dreaming while you sleep

I can never understand what went thru my mind
I didn't stop to see what I had done
Had to keep on driving deep into the night
The miles between would somehow put it right

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Memories to keep
Dreaming while you sleep

All my life, you lie silently there
All my life in a world so unfair
All my life and only I'll know why
And it will live inside of me
I will never be free all my life
Trapped in her memory all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes
Please open your eyes

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep

Heard it on the radio, saw it on TV
But could I take my secret to the grave
If I had another chance, would I do the same
Would I still deny that it was me

Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Dreaming while you sleep
Are you dreaming while you sleep?

All my life, I'll be haunted by
All my life, just one moment in time
All my life until the day I die
And it will live inside of me
Oh I will never be free all my life
Trapped in her memory all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes

All of my life, you lie silently there
All my life, in a world so unfair
All my life and only I'll know why
And it will live inside of me
I will never be free all my life
Trapped in her memory all my life
Till the day that you open your eyes

Category:

Music

Tags:

• genesis
• dreaming
• while
• you
• sleep
• we
• can't
• dance
• 1991
• phil
• collins
• mike
• rutherford
• tony
• banks
• instrumental
• karaoke
• song

[ahfaxthis]

PHIL COLLINS and his ability to craft music into stories of real life was and is just brilliant. He's nearly 60 years old now and retired. His career spans more than 3 decades of music the planet will NEVER forget. Thank you Mr. Collins. I love you and what you gave to my own personal world. At last count, I know more than 140 songs of yours and like them. I do dislike that stupid song Illegal alien tune. It has no flow to it. But the rest of your music is pure GENUIS and this song too !

[Yapshire]

This song never got the attention it deserved.

[firstmusic00]

That was Phil using the famous "gated reverb" technique. Think "In The Air Tonight", "Mama", "Thru These Walls", "I Know There's Something Going On"...just to name a few and all Phil doing his thing.

[intelligentignorance]

You're right, the melody is the same, with a one word phrasing difference. Constituting a rip-off? I still disagree, as the subject matter is by far different, and there are only so many melodies that can occur within 5-7 notes. To say it is ripping off Live to Tell is not just stretching, it's outright incorrect. The phrase and melody may have been inspired by Live to Tell, but 5-7 notes of similarity does not make Dreaming a rip-off. But of course, you will now attempt to prove me wrong.

[WagTheDoug]

Oh you forgot that it's the exact same melody on that phrase, just phil is a semitone higher. The lyrics are of course not the same: burn is placed with live. So yes by my judgment if you use the same tune and words as another song it's called ripping-off.

[SnoWeezle]

6 people must be fucking idiots

[mccarmb]

dont make em like this anymore

[simoforever75]

great song for a great and more band!!!!!!!1by andrea

[thisonetimerich]

people move on, grow out of phases and have to keep things fresh to stop becoming bored. They're also in business and have to satisfy a changing market. Most prog' bands came to realise that they would get much further with a more direct and accessible approach.