Jack's Mannequin – Restless Dream

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I write you from this grounded airplane
I wonder how you've been and where you are
A letter to the one who slipped away
A letter for the things that never start

Oh my imagination running wild
Guess I've missed you from the day that we first met
Crazy, this fascination makes us sound like a twister in my mind
The restless dream we left behind I never will forget

It's funny how the words we never say
Can turn into the only thoughts we know
But Austin's just so very far away
And I cannot believe I let you

Oh my imagination running wild
Guess I've missed you from the day that we first met
Crazy, this fascination makes us sound like a twister in my mind
The restless dream we left behind I never will forget

This restless dream

And so I called you from the darkness of my room
You'll never be a memory now your restless dream
A restless dream

And so I write to this address that I don't know
You said you had to leave and we lost track
So if you hear this on the radio
I've said it now and there's no turning back

Oh my imagination running wild
Guess I've missed you from the day that we first met
Crazy, this fascination makes us sound like a twister in my mind
The restless dream we left behind I never will forget

This restless dream

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    My Interpretation:This song is about a girl he loved who never quite became his lover, because it's "a letter to the one who slipped away, a letter for the things that never start". Everything else is how he feels about this person, in a wistful but not bittersweet way.

    He writes this song "from a grounded aeroplane", which I think is a moment in his life where he takes a break from his busy life, like a delay in his flight. This is the moment that he remembers this someone, and all the things unsaid.

    Beautiful, poetic lyrics. McMahon is a genius.
    Flag frerhrolfon April 05, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Andrew wrote this song for a movie about a high school reunion. He also however related it to his own experience and having a person in your life that you never resolved a problem with.

    "It's funny how the words we never say
    Can turn into the only thoughts we know" Amazing line.
    Flag RuthLesson October 25, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Most beautiful song on the album. Another one where I truly feel like I can understand every word. This song is about a guy thinking about an ex, the one he never should have let go. The concept of a restless dream is that it differs from a memory in the sense that a memory is in the past. Even though it seems like they've been apart for a while, he still thinks of being with this girl all the time, hence a restless dream. I think it's a song about closure; he's writing her a letter to tell her how he feels. However, I don't think he's trying to get back with her because he knows that ship has sailed "and Austin is so very far away". He just wants to let her know how much she meant to him
    Flag ideaofcryingon October 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:First to comment.. #winning
    Stream the full album right now here:
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    Flag DJE315on October 03, 2011   Link

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