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There is freedom within,
There is freedom without,
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead,
Many battles are lost,
But you'll never see the end of the road
while you're travelling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
Don't ever let them win.
There is freedom without,
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead,
Many battles are lost,
But you'll never see the end of the road
while you're travelling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
Don't ever let them win.
Lyrics submitted by Novartza
Track duration: 03:57
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Deluge means The Flood but it could also be a metaphor for a "waterfall of tears" ?
"Don't dream it's over while you're travelling with me" can easily mean I'm Satan and i will destroy your dreams if you believe in me? But while this is not a religious song, this can mean that if you stay in this relationship you're going to die a sad man.
"Possession and struggle with the world" ... Hmm I can't seem for sure where you have got this quote out of... While this is totally out of context, it can mean that a lot of people fight the world to have possession, and have a subcontext of them forever be miserable.
As a conclusion your analytical analyzation of a song is totally "kaput". It's okay to be brainwashed and addicted to your God, but not all songs have religious connotations.
«Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn wrote this song. He explained in an interview with Goldmine: "I wrote that on my brother's piano. I'm not sure if I remember what the context was, exactly, but it was just about on the one hand feeling kind of lost, and on the other hand sort of urging myself on: Don't dream it's over. That one actually fell out literally, without me thinking about it too much."»
The rhythm has moments of heartbeat, moments arhythmic and meandering, like a river with eddies and furls. The strumming of the opening riff, conjures an image for me of wave-riplets lapping a riverbank or a shoreline.
At times he sings with the tempo, and at others he'll fall behind or sing ahead of the main rhythm. There's also a funny assymetry to the instrumental break which comes a little more than half way into the song, and repeats about 3 or 4 measures (as a motif) after the main stream of the song begins anew.
For me, this song is like a river, a kind of metaphor for life. It's all there - the good, the not so good, the obstacles, the ideas and points of view which can hold us prisoner. What I love lyrically about the song is it's call to action - Hey, now, hey, now.. Don't dream it's over! To me, the song speaks of the moment - now - and urges the Lover, whom the singer is addressing to engage with life and embrace a real intention to go beyond doubt, not simply engaging in hope (hope being a dangerous practice, in my view, because it clings to an expected outcome, and will only bring disappointment and suffering if the hoped-for thing is not realized).
To me, the lyrics really offer an antidote, a way to respond to the conditions which can arise in life, challenging us, way beyond our control and influence. The lyrics are transcendent, an expression of good-intention, liberating and freeing, as he puts it.
It's such a beautiful love song. Bonne fête de St-Valentin, Lover.. to the Lover in all of us!
I have a feeling it's about a couple that's dealing with people or circumstances that are trying to keep them from being together. Regardless of what it's actually about, I take away a lot of hope and optimism from this song. It conveys a message of never giving up and living life the way you want. It just meakes me feel good :)
At this moment, I am in love with someone and I think he is in love with me too. But of course, the world will keep us apart even if we are each other true love.
Sometimes it is hard. Battling in my head trying to figure out if this is all right. And of course, thinks that it is over. How can he possible love me? But then, something happen and I am back in love and thinking that it is possible but knowing somewhere in my heart, it might not. But I still think of him.
"Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win"
Its beautiful, Neil Finn is an excellent songwriter.