When You Dream
Barenaked LadiesVersion1
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Chords in this song
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With life just begun, my sleeping new son
Has eyes that roll back in his head
They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart
And pictures a world past his bed
Its hard to believe
As I watch you breathe
Your mind drifts and weaves
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
Do you dream about
Music or mathematics
Or planets too far for the eye?
Do you dream about
Jesus or quantum mechanics
Or angels who sing lullabies?
His fontanelle pulses with lives that hes lived
With memories hell learn to ignore
And when it is closed, he already knows
Hes forgotten all he knew before
But when sleep sets in
History begins
But the future will win
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
Are they colour or black and white,
Yiddish or english
Or languages not yet conceived?
Are they silent or boisterous?
Do you hear noises just
Loud enough to be perceived?
Do you hear del shannons
runaway playing
On transistor radio waves?
With so little experience,
Your mind not yet cognizant
Are you wise beyond your few days?
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
When you dream,
What do you dream about?
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Readable chord sheet for When You Dream by Barenaked Ladies
[D]With life just begun, [A]my sleeping new son [G]Has eyes that roll back in his [D]head [A] [D]They flutter and dart, [A]he slows down his heart [G]And pictures a world past his [D]bed [A] [Em]Its hard to [A]believe [Em]As I watch you [A]breathe [Em]Your mind drifts and [A]weaves [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about? [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about? Do you [Em]dream about Music or [G]mathematics Or [D]planets too far for the [A]eye? Do you [Em]dream about Jesus or [G]quantum mechanics Or [D]angels who sing [A]lullabies? [D]His fontanelle pulses with [A]lives that hes lived With [G]memories hell learn to [D]ignore [A] [D]And when it is closed, [A]he already knows Hes [G]forgotten all he knew [D]before [A] [Em]But when sleep sets [A]in [Em]History be[A]gins [Em]But the future will [A]win [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about? [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about? Are they [Em]colour or black and white, [G]Yiddish or english Or [D]languages not yet con[A]ceived? Are they [Em]silent or boisterous? [G]Do you hear noises just [D]Loud enough to be per[A]ceived? Do you [Em]hear del shannons [G]runaway playing On [D]transistor radio [A]waves? [Em]With so little experience, [G]Your mind not yet cognizant [D]Are you wise beyond your few [A]days? [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about? [D]When you dream, What do you dream [A]about?