I DON'T MISS HER (I Miss The Dream She Was)

she was my miracle
she was the only one could save me
she was the girl of my dreams
and i kept my heart trained fast on her
but now i know
those foolish dreams were never meant to grow
and so it seems
i gotta carry on alone

But I don't miss her
i miss the dream she was
and just because
i know i'll never know
the dream that got me through the haze
no i don't miss her
i miss the light she cast
but now it's passed
and she won't think of me
the way i wanted it to be

she was my angel in the dark
she was the only dream worth dreaming
she was the story in my heart
and i could picture every scene
but now i know
those foolish dreams were never meant to grow
and so it seems
i gotta carry on alone

But I don't miss her
i miss the dream she was
and just because
i know i'll never know
the dream that got me through the haze
no i don't miss her
i miss the light she cast
but now it's passed
and she won't think of me
the way i wanted it to be

(2006 d. b. michel)

When The World Comes Around

i'm still awake i hear the breezes as they blow
a twig rubs against my windowpane
i think about all the people that i met yesterday
and realize that most don't know my name
as another night falls cool thoughts pass away
and i wait for any kind of sign
are the dreams i dream somehow common in this world
or are they dreams that are only mine

wake me when the world comes around
let me feel you reaching out to me
take me from this darkness that i found
give me somewhere else that i can be

i take a dreamscape trip to a place that i recall
a place i have seen in dreams before
i look for pieces of my memories as they fall
wet and warm upon my pillowcase
my tired eyes close before morning comes again
i'll wake to just another day
are the dreams i dreamed something magic coming 'round
or are they just my heart about to break

(2004 D. B. Michel)

If Your Heart Moves Faster

had a good dream
but it fell to dust
was a tragic story
and your heart went bust
there's a time for livin'
there's a time for dyin'
you may just start laughin'
if you ever stop cryin'

(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster

found a new dream
dropped right down on you
was the happy ending
that you never knew
there's a time for losin'
there's a time for winnin'
when you're startin' over
start from the beginnin'

(chorus)
if your heart moves faster
to the next dream goin'
from the ashes of pain
there's a good seed growin'
if the hurt don't kill you
on the morning after
there may be something
if your heart moves faster

(2006 D. B. Michel)