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Sweet Dreams Lyrics

by Beyoncé

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Sweet Dreams Lyrics

(Turn the lights on!) Every night I rush to my bed With hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to see you when I close my eyes I'm going outta my head Lost in a fairytale Can you hold my hands and be my guide? Clouds filled with stars cover your skies And I hope it rains You're the perfect lullaby What kind of dream is this? You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you (Turn the lights on!) Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true (Turn the lights on!) My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere Baby, long as you're here I'll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my.... You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you (Turn the lights on!) I mention you when I say my prayers I wrap you around all of my thoughts Boy, you're my temporary high I wish that when I wake up you're there To wrap your arms around me for real and tell me you'll stay by side Clouds filled with stars cover the skies And I hope it rains You're the perfect lullaby What kind of dream is this? You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you (Turn the lights on!) Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true (Turn the lights on!) My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere Baby, long as you're here I'll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my.... You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you Tattoo your name across my heart So it will remain.... Not even death can make us part What kind of dream is this? You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you (Turn the lights on!) Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Somebody pinch me, your loves to good to be true (Turn the lights on!) My guilty pleasure I ain't goin nowhere Baby, long as you're here I'll be floating on air cause you're my, you're my.... You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I, don't wanna wake up from you

Meaning of Sweet Dreams

“Sweet Dreams” is a yearning exploration of an intoxicating, possibly delusional, infatuation. Beyoncé embodies the captivating power of a dream – or perhaps a fantasy – where a seemingly perfect love exists, existing solely within her desires. The repeated plea to “turn the lights on!” suggests a desperate need for this idealized reality to become tangible, while the lyrics oscillate between hopeful longing (“sweet dream”) and unsettling apprehension (“beautiful nightmare”). She’s consumed by this person, weaving them into every thought and prayer, clinging to the intoxicating feeling of being suspended in happiness. Despite acknowledging the potential danger – “your loves too good to be true” – she refuses to wake up, illustrating a powerful desire for escape and an almost obsessive devotion to a dream that may not exist in reality. Ultimately, the song captures the bittersweet allure of wishful thinking and the struggle between hope and fear within an intense attraction.

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