I dreamed a dream of dreaming br br Laying softly in my bed br br Sugar plums and torment br br Dancing in my head br br I dreamed a dream of life and death br br Of hope and blood and glory br br Of dancing through a sunlit field br br With daisies, grass and bodies br br I was but a child br br Loving, small and free br br As I glided silently br br My life ran out of me br br I laughed and giggled in happiness br br As a child is apt to do br br As I stepped around lifeless forms br br Battered black and blue br br Not a care had I br br Not one in the world br br As I pranced beneath the sky br br 'Til lightning struck with crackling fury br br And I lay down to die br br I dreamed a dream of dreaming br br Of happiness and and strife br br I dreamed a dream of dreaming br br I dreamed a dream of lifebr br James Jarrettbr br