Only When I Sleep
Only When I Sleep

The Corrs - Only When I Sleep Lyrics

Ah, the sweet torment of a dream lover! This bewitching tune from The Corrs takes us on a nocturnal journey through an ethereal love affair. The protagonist is enchanted by a phantom lover who only exists in her dreams, sailing across the secret oceans of her… Read more

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Only When I Sleep Lyrics

You're only just a dream boat
Sailing in my head
You swim my secret oceans
Of coral blue and red
Your smell is incense burning
Your touch is silken yet
It reaches through my skin
Moving from within
And clutches at my breast

But it's only when I sleep
I see you in my dreams
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down
But I only hear you breathe (I hear you breathe)
Somewhere in my sleep
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down
But it's only when I sleep

And when I wake from slumber
Your shadow's disappeared
Your breath is just a sea mist
Surrounding my body
I'm working through the daytime
But when it's time to rest
I'm lying in my bed
Listening to my breath
Falling from the edge

But it's only when I sleep
I see you in my dreams
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down
But I only hear you breathe (I hear you breathe)
Somewhere in my sleep (in my sleep)
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down
But it's only when I sleep, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
But it's only when I sleep

It's reaching through my skin
Moving from within
And clutches at my breast

But it's only when I sleep
I see you in my dreams (dreams)
Got me spinning 'round and 'round (spinnin' around)
Turning upside down
But I only hear you breathe (I hear you breathe)

(In bed I lie)
(No need to cry)
(My sleeping cry)
(Hawaiian high)

But it's only when I sleep
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down

(Up to the sky)
(Where angels fly)
(I'll never die)
(Hawaiian high) It's only when I sleep
Got me spinning 'round and 'round
Turning upside down

Writer(s): Caroline Corr, Sharon Helga Corr, James Corr, Andrea Corr, Oliver J Leiber, Paul Peterson, John Shanks
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, ST. PAUL MUSIC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Only When I Sleep?

Ah, the sweet torment of a dream lover! This bewitching tune from The Corrs takes us on a nocturnal journey through an ethereal love affair. The protagonist is enchanted by a phantom lover who only exists in her dreams, sailing across the secret oceans of her subconscious. By day, reality is a harsh mistress - our dreamboat vanishes and all that remains is the echo of their breath. Yet, at night, under the spell of sleep, she's caught in a dizzying dance of passion and longing. This song beautifully captures the tantalizing allure and heartbreaking evanescence of dreaming - where love’s ecstasy and agony intertwine like star-crossed lovers in a celestial ballet. So remember folks, sometimes it's only when we close our eyes that we truly see what our hearts desire!

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