Lyrics for Dreaming With A Broken Heart as interpreted by Mezz115

Dreaming With A Broken Heart Lyrics
when you're dreaming with a broken heart
the waking up is the hardest part
you roll outta bed and down on your knees
and for the moment you can hardly breathe
wondering was she really here?
is she standing in my room?
no she's not, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....

when you're dreaming with a broken heart
the giving up is the hardest part
she takes you in with your crying eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye
wondering could you stay my love?
will you wake up by my side?
no she can't, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....

oooooooooohhhhhhhhh

now do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
baby won't you get them if i did?
no you won't, 'cause you're gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....

when you're dreaming with a broken heart
the waking up is the hardest part.

Interaction
Mail to a friend Send Lyrics to a Friend
Share on Facebook

Stumble It
Add to Del.icio.us Add to Del.icio.us




  • 51 Comments
  • Printer Friendly Lyrics
oldest first     Expand All
Dorias
08-10-2006

Rated 0 
This is an amazing song. Johns lyrics are so real. To me its about the aftermath of a relationship. He is remembering how he once had the girl over at his house, in the very room he is in now, and now that she is gone he cant beleive she was here, and misses her so much. He was used to waking up with her beside him, and the hardest part is waking up and hoping for a split second she will be there, but than realizing shes gone.

the line:

"do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?"

to me it means he dreams about her, about them being together in his dreams, and when he wakes up to reality, she is not there. so he is thinking that maybe if he slept with roses in his hand, he could give them to her in his dream, and he would wake up with her by his side.

but he once again realizes she will not get them, because she is "gone, gone , gone ,gone....

when your dreaming with a broken heart, the waking up is the hardest part...

amazing song.

Log in to reply
1 Reply
webb girl
09-05-2006

Rated 0 
He said; It is about when things go wrong with someone, you meet them in your dream and they are still alright but, then you wake up and realise "they hate me".

Log in to reply
flyrice817
09-15-2006

Rated +1 
This song, to me, completely depicts what loneliness is like. When you fall for someone and then find out that they don't feel the same for you anymore. Its like dying inside that that's pretty much what he's describing. You've died inside...'The hardest thing is waking up' also strengthened by the symbolism of waking up with a rose, strongly connecting this idea with a funeral/coffin/death/burial. But you figure out that you can love on, as hard as it may be...'You role out of bed and down on your knees' But then you're just so humbled by these feeling that you've felt. 'For a moment you can harldy breathe'. Then theres the repetition of 'gone'. This seems to be like a reminder that they arent there...a sad reminder to yourself that you have to go on.

Beautiful song. Beautiful Man.

Log in to reply
EarnYourWings
09-20-2006

Rated 0 
when you're dreaming with a broken heart
the waking up is the hardest part.

It makes so much sense! I love this song.

Log in to reply
nightlilies
09-22-2006

Rated 0 
Again, another song that reminds me of my love who passed away.

"hardly breathe" is so true.

Log in to reply
joanneofmine
09-24-2006

Rated 0 
This song broke me down. It just took me back to that place, that moment. Every word was like every step the day after that "fateful" day. The waking up IS the hardest part, especially when you cried yourself to sleep.When you wake up, you're like "Not again!" and you start crying again. Your roll out of bed, but you're not strong enough because you're exhausted. You're so tired of feeling that hurt. You end up on your knees, half crying, half praying, "Lord, I can't go on..." When you've finally found the strength and the courage to face the day, you think "I can do this. I can't live without him." BUT YOU FIND YOURSELF CALLING HIM. But he doesn't answer, or he tells you you can't call him anymore, or you suddenly remember that you were the one who broke it off anyway, you hang up, and you're back to crying. It hurts because you've given so much to this relationship...It hurts even more when you don't want to give up on it, but it's too late...He's gone. She's gone. Even if you want to fight for him/her and give it another go, it's over.

Moving on is always a hard process.

Log in to reply
amster8
10-15-2006

Rated 0 
this reminds me of having a dream that you're back together with your ex (if you're still in love with them). nothing is worse. you're so happy in the dream and it seems so real but then you wake up...

Log in to reply
rsr173
10-18-2006

Rated 0 
this song is so depressing, it hurts to listen to it.

Log in to reply
quietgreyeyes
11-06-2006

Rated 0 
personal testimony:

on the way to go see john last month, i was with one of my closest friends, and we were talking about which songs we liked on the new album, and I said this one because i can really relate.
and she sort of shrugged it off, because her relationship was going well.

they recently ended it, and she told me last night that she got it. she got the "waking up is the hardest part" and i just wished more than anything that she didnt get it. that she could keep shrugging it off.

because you have these dreams, remembering how you were with this person, the happiness and comfort that they provided, and then you wake up and have to remind yourself that they're "gone." and that dream stays with you all day, and you have this instant happiness but you have to remember that it was just a dream.

and the waking up is allllways agony.

Log in to reply
heartheldcaptive
11-08-2006

Rated 0 
God this is such a great song but just completely devastates me. I've gone through exactly what is said in the song, waking up feeling like I can hardly breathe thinking she should be laying next to me. But you can't bring yourself to get out of the bed after that. I've had panic attacks before as well stemming from such things and this song just completely brings all this to mind. Why do we like what makes us suffer?

Log in to reply
Rinse_It_Away
12-26-2006

Rated 0 
JOHN MAYER SPEAKS THE TRUTH. If anyone, and I"m going to guess that a lot of people have, has had a broken heart, that's exactly what's it's like. You wake up in a fog, and you think, "maybe they're still there", but then it kicks you in the head. You feel like you can't do anything with your broken heart

Log in to reply
Greystreet
12-26-2006

Rated 0 
This song is so depressing, especially if you are listening to In Repair after this song.

Log in to reply
ninaluvsall
01-07-2007

Rated 0 
one of the most beatiful songs on the album.
amazzzziiing.

Log in to reply
jamesylynn
01-09-2007

Rated 0 
One of my favorite songs on Continuum...I can TOTALLY relate...this song descrobes perfectly how i feel about a certain situation! WOW and stop thisn train is relateable too!

Log in to reply
cygnus86
02-22-2007

Rated 0 
I go through everything John decribes in this song everyday...........Everyday.

Log in to reply
lil kim
03-24-2007

Rated 0 
This song is so amazing! The first time I heard it I pulled over on the side of the road and text messaged some of the lyrics to my ex-girlfriend. I can totally relate to this song.

I hurt so bad all I wanted to do was sleep--and I hated waking up, because she was in my every thought. I thought of her so much--it felt surreal.

I gave her up and it was the hardest thing I have done in a very long time... I am still coping with it.

The lyrics: "she takes you in with your crying eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye
wondering could you stay my love?" Seeing her cry hurt the most and made me want to take her back and try to work on things again, even though I felt we were doomed. I still want her and want to be with her but she is gone and I made her leave. So this is probably a llittle backwards on the leaving part but this is what I took from the song.

Log in to reply
lil kim
03-24-2007

Rated 0 
This song is so amazing! The first time I heard it I pulled over on the side of the road and text messaged some of the lyrics to my ex-girlfriend. I can totally relate to this song.

I hurt so bad all I wanted to do was sleep--and I hated waking up, because she was in my every thought. I thought of her so much--it felt surreal.

I gave her up and it was the hardest thing I have done in a very long time... I am still coping with it.

The lyrics: "she takes you in with your crying eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye
wondering could you stay my love?" Seeing her cry hurt the most and made me want to take her back and try to work on things again, even though I felt we were doomed. I still want her and want to be with her but she is gone and I made her leave. So this is probably a llittle backwards on the leaving part but this is what I took from the song.

Log in to reply
lil kim
03-24-2007

Rated 0 
This song is so amazing! The first time I heard it I pulled over on the side of the road and text messaged some of the lyrics to my ex-girlfriend. I can totally relate to this song.

I hurt so bad all I wanted to do was sleep--and I hated waking up, because she was in my every thought. I thought of her so much--it felt surreal.

I gave her up and it was the hardest thing I have done in a very long time... I am still coping with it.

The lyrics: "she takes you in with your crying eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye
wondering could you stay my love?" Seeing her cry hurt the most and made me want to take her back and try to work on things again, even though I felt we were doomed. I still want her and want to be with her but she is gone and I made her leave. So this is probably a llittle backwards on the leaving part but this is what I took from the song.

Log in to reply
Adored_Pumpkinhead
03-26-2007

Rated 0 
Oh my God, Dorias said it all that needs to be said.

All I can do is restate that this is the perfect song for if you are just getting out of relationship. Amazing song.

Log in to reply
shelbell
05-20-2007

Rated 0 
I really wish i couldn't relate to this song as well as I can, but that's how music brings us all together, afterall. And about the "hardest part is waking up" lyrics, I totally agree. Sleep eases the pain and is the one part of the day when you won't think about that other person. I've found though that the more you sleep, the longer it takes to heal. You won't be able to help, but think about them. Yet, slowly it will take you longer and longer to think of them after you have woken up and eventually, you won't think about them at all.

Log in to reply
Blackmofasa9
06-21-2007

Rated 0 
"now do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?"

I just a couple minutes ago realized what that meant and then I gave the song a harder listen. Its strange because I just remembered that I DID have a dream about somebody last night and didn't remember until I heard this song. It wasn't a very serious one but I have had dreams about a girl I strongly wanted to talk to and one dream in particular was pretty vivid. we were very happy in my room making jokes and what not and I woke up in the middle of a laugh that carried over a feeling of happiness into my morning that was so strong I felt like she was still beside me when I started moving. When I turned to my side and opened my eyes she was gone and I was like 'what the hell is this? where did she go?' and it hit me that I had been dreaming and it never happened. Then came the most heaviest sinking feeling I have had in my life. I started repeating 'no..nooo noooo!!' and started pleading with God that she would be hiding in my bathroom or something but of course she wasn't. I'd have commit suicide to this song if I had it that day.

But yeah, I definitely understand where he's coming from (evidently). And I sort of do want to fall asleep with roses and a love letter for this new girl just to see what would happen.

Log in to reply
greenday52
06-25-2007

Rated 0 
This song speaks so beautifully about what losing love means.
the line "wondernig could you stay my love" bascially decribes the relationship thats over and u wish things could be the way they once were, but u know in your heart that at this point, no matter what, the relationship will never be the same. I can relate to this becuase when a relationship ends, what you miss is what isnt there anymore. But you always have to realize that no matter what you do, those feelings or that situation or the relationship is gone. it cant come back ever, even if it was there weeks ago

Log in to reply
Tc2r
06-26-2007

Rated 0 
"with roses in my hand"

>_< When I first heard this song I almost broke...,
this whole song is just... just so true. and it's not fair really, but it's life, and we MUST believe that all gets better, even if she/he is gone gone gone gone...

Once you cross the line there's no use looking back behind you, because what's gone is gone... and there's nothing you can do about it, even if you are willing to "fall asleep with roses in your hand", cutting and bleeding you dry in order to get him/her back... it's useless, it's too late. it's gone.

Log in to reply
misumeow
07-18-2007

Rated 0 
I can totally relate to this, when you are in your dreams you can have that person, so why wake up to a reality in which they are gone? It seems so much easier to just let sleep take you and hold you for as long as it can before you have to wake up to the truth.

Log in to reply
RubyFalls
08-14-2007

Rated 0 
I think there are a lot of us who can really relate to this song.
I know the first time I heard it, my heart broke a little at how true it was. I was, at the time, very much in love with someone who did not feel the same way. And almost every night I would have those dreams.
I wish that no one could relate to this song. Cause if you can, you are hurting a lot. More than anyone should have to.

Log in to reply




  • Add Your Comments
What does this song mean to you?

You must be logged in to post your comments.

Feel free to create an account with us, or log in with your existing account, to start adding your comments to songs.





Popular
Top:   Lyrics, Artists, Albums
Random:   Lyric, Artist, Album

Your Ad Here