Scott SimpsonSongs, Poems, Stories.

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Scott Simpson

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Release years and genres refer to the catalogued recordings. Composition credits follow Apple Music; separate writer credits follow the supplied lyric sources.

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Lyrics

Woke up at three am Couldn’t get to sleep again Damn dreams won’t leave me alone. Don’t know just what they bode, But after every episode I have to relearn what it means to be home. And dreams may come like a friend But dreams don’t care about you in the end Cause dreams give life to possibility But these dreams will be the death of me. I saw a vision of my birth Seemed like the smallest thing on earth Until love lifted me to look into her face I had an image of my future But fate is fickle— you can’t choose her Acceptance is my saving grace. And dreams may come like a friend But dreams don’t care about you in the end Cause dreams give life to possibility But dreams don’t always show the best of me. They say the dreamers will be gone Once the realists can move on And make the planet follow all their rules. But it never made sense to me How random every fence can be How perfect angles can construct a ship of fools. (Instrumental) And dreams may come like a friend But dreams don’t care about you in the end Cause dreams give life to possibility And dreams cross boundaries toward the rest of me. And dreams may come like a friend But dreams don’t care about you in the end Cause dreams give life to possibility But dreams can be their own destiny.

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 54–55; A Dream Lyrics.pdf · pp. track 10

Albums & listening

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Recording details (2)
A. Dream · DreamsListen on Apple Music
Being Human (The Songs) · DreamsListen on Apple Music

Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

I dream a lot. Sometimes they are bad or stressful dreams… sometimes they are just weird. I have confidence that my dreams do whatever dreams need to do, and that I’m probably better off for having had them. However… sometimes they take me out of reality. They plant seeds that may be helpful, or not. I have to take them with a grain of salt, otherwise, too much weight on a dream risks bringing unwarranted fear or overblown expectation.

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 37

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Contentment

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

  1. What’s the upside to contentment?
  2. The downside?
  3. What role do dreams play in my life?
  4. What scenarios, stories or mental movies do I return to—consciously or unconsciously—and what do I do with that?
  5. How do I strike the right contentment/urgency balance?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 37

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