Song Description

I wrote this song in 1993, I revisited it in 2025, and I am happy I did...

Lyrics

SHADE OF A DREAM
Written by Yves Stilmant ©1993-2025 | Female Vocal Version

[Verse 1]
Hot night, whiskey burnin' in my chest
He walked in, and my soul took a left
One quick glance, and I was gone
My heart got caught in a storm head-on
Tried to breathe, tried to play it cool
But his voice lit fire like a neon fuel

[Pre-Chorus]
Words I couldn't say
Started screamin' in my brain

[Chorus]
I'm not as far from you as you'd like that to be
I'm still right there in the shade of your dream
You can't chase away what won't say goodbye
But I fade like a ghost when you reach for the light
I'm not flesh, I'm not real -- or so it may seem
But I'm burnin' inside you... a shade of a dream

[Verse 2]
Woke up in a stranger's bed
Cold floor, heart hangin' by a thread
My boots were gone, my pride was too
Didn't even know what town I blew into
I hit the street, tried to find my name
But every shadow looked the same

[Pre-Chorus]
I fell into the dark
But he lit up my heart

[Chorus]
I'm not as far from you as you'd like that to be
I'm still right there in the shade of your dream
You can't chase away what won't say goodbye
But I fade like a ghost when you reach for the light
I'm not flesh, I'm not real -- or so it may seem
But I'm burnin' inside you... a shade of a dream

[Bridge]
You can chase every sunrise
Drink down the moonlight
But you'll never outrun what you feel
I'm more than a memory
More than a fantasy
I'm the only thing you know is real

[Final Chorus]
I'm not as far from you as you'd like that to be
I'm still right there in the shade of your dream
You can't chase away what won't say goodbye
But I fade like a ghost when you reach for the light
You can try to forget me -- but you'll never be free
'Cause I'm still in your heart... a shade of a dream