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Only In A Dream

from Music Box Orphans by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1989 by John Tabacco and Marci Geller
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC) / Paisley Saucers Music (SESAC)

In 1989 I went over to Marci Geller's house in Wheatley Heights and spent a day with her coming up with ideas for songs. This was the first one we actually completed and recorded on to 24 track tape. Somehow it was going to be part of a SCi-Fi rock opera that never got off the ground. We had another piece (which I don't have a copy of) called "The Nudge" and the first stages of the song "Red Room" were conceived here.
That one can be found on the CD : "Life Here... It's Anybody's Guess"

lyrics

ONLY IN A DREAM

Come to me in a dream
Or is this reality?
Wordless pictures sung in a song
They seek to touch me
To breathe the breath I drink
Explore the inner walls of my society

It's hard to sleep at night
The fear of transportation keeps me clinging to
The bed
The Earth
The womb

It's hard to speak about
When I myself have questioned the actuality of what I think is real
What is the distinction on which I've based my life
My own reflection
Is this what I must be?

IT'S ONLY IN A DREAM
ALL THESE QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ME
IT'S ONLY IN A DREAM
WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I CAN HEAR THAT VOICE WITHIN

I cannot speak with them
They only speak to me
I don't recall their words
Their signs
Their dreams
Their songs

But every time they come for me
I recognize their faces
And then the light grows dim
And I know that they will return
Sometimes they sing to me as I fade away
What's their reality?
Do I reflect their needs?

IT'S ONLY IN A DREAM
ALL THESE QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ME
IT'S ONLY IN A DREAM
ALL THESE QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ME
IT'S ONLY IN A DREAM
WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I CAN HEAR A VOICE FROM WITHIN
CLOSE MY EYES I CAN HEAR A VOICE FROM WITHIN

They come to me in a dream
Or is this reality?
Wordless pictures sung in a song
They seek to touch me
To breathe the breath I drink
Explore the inner walls of my society
Explore the inner walls of my society
Explore the inner walls of my society

credits

from Music Box Orphans, released July 24, 2016
JT : Programming
Marci Geller : Vocals
Recorded at Backdoor Studios, Huntington Station, NY
Recording Medium : Sony MCI 24 Track Reel to Reel

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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