Okkervil River Lyrics
And I Have Seen the World of Dreams
And I have seen the world of dreams, and, fresh-flown through the trees then
dropped off at the curb alive, have seen the world awake, and I don't know which
I deserve. So when sleep nightly comes to me, with all of these warm blankets
piled on my back, I'll hike to see the church of dreams, where all of the
shutters are painted black. And it seems like that's real until the time I
awake, and at midnight the moonlight reflects as the lake is shining at me,
until night takes it away. There's one world in the distance, one world in the
way, and not one can stay. And I have seen the wood of dreams, carved grainless
and clean with a sweep of one hand, and have been happy with the leaves on my
body when laid under land. So when sleep finally comes to me - because it comes
for the sleek like it comes for the lame – I'll sink beneath a weight of dreams
so full and complete that I'm pushed from my name. And it seems like that's real
until I fall asleep, and then we load up the car and drive far to some street
where a new life awaits, until day takes it away. There=s one world in the
distance, one world in the way, and not one can stay.