Just a little late. Thanks, Amanda, for a prompt I couldn't resist.
Is This a Dream
I used to dream in color
Til the world turned foggy grey
My body walks along
This mysterious place
Is this a dream
Have I fallen asleep
Is this a dream
I feel a special sense of peace
There’s a house up ahead
I think I’ve been here before
The lights are all on
So I open the door
There’s a woman inside
My heart starts to race
Everything’s crystal clear
When I see her face
Is this a dream
Have I fallen asleep
Is this a dream
I feel a special sense of peace
The colors spring forth
In this afterlife
I’ve been away far too long
From my beautiful wife
@wylddandelyon Mar 2022
The first two lines, "I used to dream in color
Til the world turned foggy grey" are so evocative!
I didn't expect this song to end the way it did. Interesting choice of story to tell.
#tit4tat
@yewnorker Feb 2022
Ahh... if only it (the afterlife) were all true! I hope it is. This is one of those lyrics that defy expectations, Andrea. It's not predictable. I like a few twists and turns. I'm looking forward to listening to and commenting on some of your lyrics. Amazing you have 10 collabs! That must feel absolutely great!
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
I think your opening 2 lines are very good, clearly evocative and paint a moody picture.
At the start I was expecting a sad tale of a grey life, but then it morphed into a sweet love story :)
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
This has the feel of a classic, dreamlike ghost story. Good read.
@tjeff Feb 2022
Beautiful afterlife story, a surreal trip for the singer. Love how it ends.
@scubed Feb 2022
Really poignant - great skirmishing!
@crutherford Feb 2022
i love how this is drawn out.
from the grey to full colour.
your last verse is lovely.
bravo! great skirmish!
@thedutchwidows Feb 2022
Very nice. There a real sense of dream-state to this and the heartfelt resolution at the end is lovely! Great skirmishing!
@mhorning Feb 2022
Tugs on the heartstrings for certain.
@oswlek Feb 2022
Lovely, Andrea. File this one away for a post-FAWM project if you don't get a taker in the interim. :)
@whispermouse Feb 2022
Man, those first two lines really grab me. Nice skirmish!
@hmstreetteam Feb 2022
This is surreal for sure, I find myself reading it over and over to try to solve it, but it stands as a kind of a riddle.
@sheilerk Feb 2022
Aw, I didn't see that coming. Sweet ending to an interesting walk through the mists.
@cindyrella Feb 2022
Heart tugging for sure! Honest and moving!
@prsongsmith Feb 2022
Oh, my. That last verse hit me right in the heart. What a beautiful lyric -- such a fully formed story. Well done.