"An Occasional Dream" is a 1969 song by English musician David Bowie from his second album David Bowie.
Lyrics
- I recall how we lived
- On the corner of a bed
- And we'd speak of the Swedish room
- Of Hessian and wood
- And we'd talk with our eyes
- Of the sweetness in our lives
- And tomorrows of rich surprise
- Some things we could do
- In our madness
- We burnt one hundred days
- Time takes time to pass
- And I still hold some ashes to me
- An occasional dream
- And we'd sleep, oh so close
- But not really close our eyes
- 'Tween the sheets of summer bathed in blue
- Gently weeping nights
- It was long, long ago, long ago
- And I still can't touch your name
- For the days of fate were strong for you
- Danced you far from me
- In my madness
- I see your face in mine
- I keep a photograph
- It burns my wall with time
- Time
- An occasional dream
- Of mine
- An occasional dream
- Of mine
- An occasional dream (time)
- Of mine
Development
The song is a tribute to Bowie's ex-girlfriend Hermione Farthingale.
Personnel
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In popular culture
To be added.
External Links
| David Bowie (1969) (v ● e) |
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| "Space Oddity" • "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed" • "Don't Sit Down" (hidden track) • "Letter to Hermione" • "Cygnet Committee" • "Janine" • "An Occasional Dream" • "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" • "God Knows I'm Good" • "Memory of a Free Festival"
1990 reissue bonus tracks: "Conversation Piece" • "Memory of a Free Festival (Part 1)" • "Memory of a Free Festival (Part 2)" |