Wow. I had a totally different perspective before I came here.
I had thought the song was a sad one about hopelessness after a breakup. The whole message being "don't dream, it's over" as in give up one your dreams and face the miserable reality of life. Even lines like "many battles are lost" meaning you shouldn't fight, or the pathetic hopelessness of trying to "catch a deluge in a paper cup" or even "counting the footsteps to your heart" meaning that as he progresses away from his beloved's heart, the number increases.
I know see that it can be interpreted not as "don't dream BECAUSE it's over" but rather "don't dream THAT it's over" because there is no comma in the title of the song.
Punctuation here made all the difference. Thanks guys!
Wow. I had a totally different perspective before I came here. I had thought the song was a sad one about hopelessness after a breakup. The whole message being "don't dream, it's over" as in give up one your dreams and face the miserable reality of life. Even lines like "many battles are lost" meaning you shouldn't fight, or the pathetic hopelessness of trying to "catch a deluge in a paper cup" or even "counting the footsteps to your heart" meaning that as he progresses away from his beloved's heart, the number increases. I know see that it can be interpreted not as "don't dream BECAUSE it's over" but rather "don't dream THAT it's over" because there is no comma in the title of the song. Punctuation here made all the difference. Thanks guys!