Dreams – English Lyrics

• By: The Cranberries
• Album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the ethereal world of The Cranberries' 'Dreams,' a captivating alternative rock anthem that beautifully encapsulates the intensity of first love. Through Dolores O'Riordan's distinctive vocals and poetic lyrics, you'll explore English expressions of profound emotion and youthful optimism, making it an ideal song to connect with the language on a deeper, more emotional level.

[English]

["Dreams" by The Cranberries]

[upbeat rock music]

♪ Oh, my life ♪

♪ Is changing every day ♪

♪ In every possible way ♪

♪ And oh, my dreams ♪

♪ It's never quite as it seems ♪

♪ Never quite as it seems ♪

♪ I know I felt like this before ♪

♪ But now I'm feeling it even more ♪

♪ Because it came from you ♪

♪ Then I open up and see ♪

♪ The person falling here is me ♪

♪ A different way to be ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ya-ah ♪

♪ La-ya-ya ♪

♪ La-ah-ya-ah ♪

♪ Ya-ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ I want more ♪

♪ Impossible to ignore ♪

♪ Impossible to ignore ♪

♪ And they'll come true ♪

♪ Impossible not to do ♪

♪ Impossible not to do ♪

♪ And now I tell you openly ♪

♪ You have my heart, so don't hurt me ♪

♪ You're what I couldn't find ♪

♪ A totally amazing mind ♪

♪ So understanding and so kind ♪

♪ You're everything to me ♪

♪ Oh, my life ♪

♪ Is changing every day ♪

♪ In every possible way ♪

♪ And oh, my dreams ♪

♪ It's never quite as it seems ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a dream to me ♪

♪ Dream to me ♪

[rock music]

♪ Ah ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, la la la ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, ah ah ♪

♪ La-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, la la la ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, ah ah ♪

♪ La-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, la la la ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, ah ah ♪

♪ La-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, la la la ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ La-ah-ah-ah, ah ah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
changing ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ A2	verb - to make or become different
dreams dɹimz A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
felt fɛlt A1	verb - to experience a sensation or be aware of something
open ˈoʊpən A1	verb - to move or cause to move so as to provide or reveal an entrance or way adjective - not closed or blocked
falling ˈfɔlɪŋ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control
impossible ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl A2	adjective - unable to occur, exist, or be done
ignore ɪɡˈnɔr A2	verb - refuse to acknowledge or pay attention to
understanding ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ B1	noun - the ability to understand something adjective - sympathetically aware of other people's feelings
kind kaɪnd A1	adjective - having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
amazing əˈmeɪzɪŋ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing
totally ˈtoʊtəli A2	adverb - to a complete degree or extent
hurt hɜrt A1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to
find faɪnd A1	verb - to discover or locate someone or something
everything ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ A1	pronoun - all the things or entities in a specified category
seems simz A1	verb - to give the impression of being something or having a particular quality
way weɪ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• My life is changing every day

  ➔ Present Continuous (is changing)

  ➔ The auxiliary **"is"** + present‑participle **"changing"** shows an action that is happening right now.

• In every possible way

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with determiner "every"

  ➔ The preposition **"in"** introduces the phrase, and **"every possible way"** uses the determiner **"every"** to refer to all possible ways.

• And oh, my dreams, it's never quite as it seems

  ➔ Comparative structure "as ... as"

  ➔ The phrase **"as it seems"** uses the pattern **as + clause + as** to compare reality with expectation.

• I know I felt like this before

  ➔ Simple present + object clause (I know …)

  ➔ The verb **"know"** is in the simple present, and it introduces an object clause **"I felt like this before"**.

• Because it came from you

  ➔ Past simple + prepositional phrase "from you"

  ➔ The verb **"came"** is in the past simple, and the phrase **"from you"** indicates the source of the action.

• Then I open up and see the person falling here is me

  ➔ Subject complement with "is" (is me)

  ➔ In the clause **"the person … is me"**, the verb **"is"** links the subject **"the person…"** to the complement **"me"**.

• I want more

  ➔ Simple present with verb "want" expressing desire

  ➔ The verb **"want"** is used in the simple present to show a present desire; the object **"more"** specifies what is desired.

• Impossible to ignore

  ➔ Adjective + to‑infinitive complement

  ➔ The adjective **"Impossible"** is followed by the **"to"**‑infinitive **"ignore"**, forming a complement that describes what is impossible.

• You're everything to me

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun as subject complement after "be"

  ➔ The indefinite pronoun **"everything"** functions as a subject complement linked by **"are"** (you **are** everything).