I Can't Run When I'm Dreaming

by Madelleine Müller

When I was a child I saw
A lady with long dark hair

Transparent skin hovering two inches in the air
Oh oh

When I was younger I was often mistaken
Other’s feelings for my own

The girl in me she was forsaken
I lost myself to them

Last night I dreamt of eternity
It was wet and cold and all too bright
There in the distance was my sanity
But something held me back

I try but I can’t run when I’m dreaming
I’d lie if I told you I’ve stopped screaming In my sleep

One day she’d choose to wage war on the world
Another she’d sit quiet and still

With her back to the Earth she spoke not a sound
Her body was tired and ill

Last night I dreamt of eternity
It was wet and cold and all too bright
There in the distance was my sanity
But something held me back

I try but I can’t run when I’m dreaming
I’d lie if I told you I’ve stopped screaming
In my sleep