DARBNATION

2025-12-23

What Dreams May Come: It's Up to You

A near-death love story

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Hello Love. How was the show?
It flashes by so fast
Don’t worry you’re only mostly dead
But you almost died the cast

Now listen closely. There’s only minutes
To choose your pathway
Wake up, go back to earth
Or stay here and play

What dreams may come? It’s up to you
You are what you imagine
Today, I’m Gene Kelly
And you’re Falcor the dragon

I can see you think I’m blowing smoke
So darlin’ I must confess
You’ve a birthmark in your right ear
And one under your dress

Don’t worry baby. I ain’t stalkin’
Angels know everything
And since the first dawn
You’re the sweetest thing I’ve seen

Remember when that limb snapped
In your sweet ol’ Gumtree
Ever wonder how you landed
ever so softly

Sometimes I think you knew
I was there all along
You’d reach out to touch
Or sing me a song

Well of course there’s a hell
It’s all in your head
Those who don’t forgive themselves
Die before their dead

No, there isn’t a God.
There’s too many to know
Breeding like rabbits
Always in meetings, making space grow

It’s a NeverEnding Story
A reincar … nival ride
Where nothing’s left behind
We’re all electrified

Dust to dust, we disappear
Just to light back up
I’ve tried every door
But it’s love that fills my cup
It’s love that fills me up

So make love for heaven’s sake
Make love for heaven’s sake

[Heard off camera]
But I can’t do Falcor. You gotta switch back.

Dream a dream – and what you see will be”


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