Story Behind The Song
A song I wrote after cancer killed my mom. It comes from her perspective - she's the narrator in the song. In it she urges me to rise above the adversity and seek out my aspirations, finding the good that's left in the world.
Song Description
Overcoming sorrow and despair.
| Song Length |
4:01 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, Enchanting |
Subject |
Sorrow, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Radiohead, Oasis |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Dreams of Home
words and music by Benji Barton
Back -
Let's go back before the day
They came down to suffocate
Our dreams of home.
This town was ours
Broken glass and trampled flowers, lies and money
could not dash these aspirations
The lives we chose.
And I'll drive through fire for you
Until I can't see the light
I'll twist and stretch these days
Into the ones that made it worthwhile.
You -
Your face is painted sickly white
Eyes reflect the empty skies
In your hopeless style
But soon this flight is coming back for you
The pain you've been subjected to will be forgotten
And we'll be gone...
And I'll drive through fire for you
Until I can't see the light
I'll twist and stretch these days
Into the ones that made it worthwhile.