The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Try not to wake me
'Cause of you, I'm lying awake at night
But I'm seeing our pictures of you
As I close my eyes I fade my way
Into the last of my dream world
It's a place of trust
Would you meet me there
There's no time to spare
Come and show me you care
That you're believing that here we can win
All of my dreams, are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams, are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Try not to wake me
'Cause of you, my tries to not think of you
They just end up in one million thoughts
It's way too much to mention
See what I mean when you see my creation
It's a place of trust
I can meet you there
There's no time to spare
Come and show me you care
That you're believing that here we can win
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Trapped inside my own dreams
I'm not complaining
Leave behind all I offer your kind
Here we could disappear
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, let me be
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Try not to wake me
'Cause of you, I'm lying awake at night
But I'm seeing our pictures of you
As I close my eyes I fade my way
Into the last of my dream world
It's a place of trust
Would you meet me there
There's no time to spare
Come and show me you care
That you're believing that here we can win
All of my dreams, are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams, are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Try not to wake me
'Cause of you, my tries to not think of you
They just end up in one million thoughts
It's way too much to mention
See what I mean when you see my creation
It's a place of trust
I can meet you there
There's no time to spare
Come and show me you care
That you're believing that here we can win
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Trapped inside my own dreams
I'm not complaining
Leave behind all I offer your kind
Here we could disappear
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, let me be
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
All of my dreams are all I see
Try not to wake me, can't you see
All of my dreams are all I wanna see
Try not to wake me, try not to wake me
Try not to wake me
Lyrics submitted by shatterzero666
Trapped Lyrics as written by Pontus Hjelm
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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