Dream Song (2023) Lyrics

Last night

I dreamt I did not exist

I could have sworn that

I felt something when you

Touched me on my wrist

But it must have been

Someone other than myself

I had no voice to scream in anguish

I had no body to be held

I was emptiness

I was influence

I was nothing but an echo

I was Narcissus

I will bend and break

To recognize the pain

But is it just too late

For reconciliation

Last night

I roared in the face of grief

I plunged headfirst into battle

I was smoldering and weak

I felt galvanized by

A self I never knew

I felt the hot tears of a child

Who never processed his abuse

I made a plan to face

The darkness I erased

And ran away from

When I felt I couldn't bear it

I took up the mantle

Of sorrows wide and ample

I felt more alone

Than I have ever known

Even still, we make

the meaning in our lives

But I believe that there is truth

And now, I know that there are lies

God, it is beautiful to know

That there is so much more than this

We're not just trapped inside

These folds of skin

And all though the night is long

The pain of darkness always yields

Every moment, we grow stronger

And more ready to be healed

I have realized this is all

That I need before I die

And I will spend my every moment

To keep the love I feel alive

Last night

I fell into a dreamless sleep

That was light and unencumbered

Wholly replenishing and sweet

I awoke

And felt the warmth of my abundance

I had faced the gaping sadness

Returning weary and triumphant

I held my face in my hands

Wet with understanding.

I knew a sense of healing

My empathy expanding

And if it ever gets too heavy

I can gather all my friends

And I know that we can carry

And together,

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend

We will mend