Lou Reed - Dreamin' (Escape) Lyrics

😢 Beautiful song.

When this came out I was in college and a bit of an insomniac, probably due to pressure.

But, I fell asleep, unsurprisingly, many times to this.

Sleep well now Lou, you fearless genius.

incredible writing.

If I close my eyes, I see your face
And I'm not without you
If I trying hard and concentrate,
I can still hear you speak

I picture myself in your room by the chair
You're smoking a cigarette
If I close my eyes I can see your face
You're saying, "I missed you"

Dreamin' - I'm always dreamin'

If I close my eyes, I can smell your perfume
You look and say, "Hi baby"
If I close my eyes, pictures from China
still hang from the wall

I hear the dog bark, I turn and say,
"what were you saying?"
I pictured you in the red chair inside the pale room

Dreamin' - I'm always dreamin'

You sat in your chair with a tube in your arm
You were so skinny
You were still making jokes
I don't know what drugs they had you on
You said, " I guess this is not the time for long-term investments"
You were always laughing,
but you never laughed at me

They say in the end, the pain was so bad
that you were screaming
Now you were no saint, but you deserved better than that
From the corner I watch them moving things from your apartment
But I can picture your red chair and pale room
inside my head

If I close my eyes, I see your face
and I'm not without you
If I try hard and concentrate I can hear your voice saying,
"Who better than you"
If I close my eyes I can't believe that I'm here without you
Inside your pale room your empty red chair
and my head

Dreamin,' I'm always dreamin
Dreamin' - I'm always dreamin'
Dreamin' - I'm always dreamin'