A Dream lyrics

Artist  : John Cale 
Song : A Dream



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Words and music: Lou Reed & John Cale

It
was a very cold clear fall night
I had a
terrible dream
Billy Name and Brigid were
playing under my stair case on the second floor
about two o'clock in the morning

I woke up
because Amos and Archie had started
barking
That made me very angry because I
wasn't feeling well and I told them I was very
cross the real me that they just better remember
what happened to Sam the bad cat that was left at
home and got sick and went pussy heaven

It
was a very cold clear fall night
Some
snowflakes were falling
Gee, it was so
beautiful
and so I went to get my camera to
take some pictures
And then I was taking the
pictures
but the exposure thing wasn't
right
and I was going to call Fred or
Gerry
to find out how to get set it
I was
too late
and then I remembered they were still
probably at dinner
and anyway
I felt really
bad and didn't want to talk to anybody
but the
snowflakes were so beautiful and real
looking
and I really wanted to hold
them
And that's when I heard the
voices
from down the hall near the
stairs
So I got a flashlight
and I was
scared and I went out into the hallway
There's
been all kinds of troubles
lately in the
neighborhood
and someone's got to bring home
the bacon and anyway
there were Brigid and
Billy playing

And under the stair
case
was a little meadow sort of like the park
at 23rd street
where all the young kids go and
play frisbee
Gee, that must be fun
maybe we
should do an article on that in the
magazine
but they'll just tell me I'm stupid
and it won't sell
but I'll just hold my ground
this time, I mean
it's my magazine, isn't
it?

So I was thinking that as the
snowflakes fell
and I heard those voices
having so much fun
Gee, it would be so great
to have some fun
So I called Billy
but
either he didn't hear me or he didn't want to
answer
which was so strange
because
even
if I don't like reunions I've always loved
Billy
I'm so glad he's working
I mean it's
different than Ondine
He keeps touring with
those movies
and he doesn't even pay us and
the film
I mean the film's just going to
disintegrate and then what
I mean he's so
normal off of drugs
I just don't get
it

And then I saw John Cale
he's been
looking really great
He's been coming by the
office to exercise with me
Ronnie said I have
a muscle
but he's been really mean since he
went to AA
I mean what does it mean
when
you give up drinking and then you're still so
mean
He says I'm being lazy but I'm not
I'm
just can't find any ideas
I mean I'm just
not
let's face it
going to get any ideas up
at the office

And seeing John made me think
of the Velvets
and I had been thinking about
them
when I was on St. Marks Place
going to
that new gallery those sweet new kids have
opened
but the thought I was old
and then I
saw the old DOM
the old club where we did our
first shows
It was so great
And I don't
understand about that Velvet's first album
I
mean I did the cover
I was the producer
and
I always see it repackaged
and I've never
gotten a penny from it
How could that be
I
should call Henry
but it was good seeing
John
I did a cover for him
but I did in
black and white and he change it to color
It
would have been worth more if he'd left it my
way
but you can never tell any body anything
I've leaned that

I tried calling again to
Billy and John
they wouldn't recognize me it
was like I wasn't there
Why won't they let me
in

And then I saw Lou
I'm so mad at
him
Lou Reed got married and didn't invite
me
I mean is it because he thought I'd bring
too many people
I don't get it
could have
at least called
I mean he's doing so
great
Why doesn't he call me?
I saw him at
the MTV show
and he was one row away and he
didn't even say hello
I don't get it
You
know I hate Lou
I really do
He won't even
hire us for his videos
And I was proud of
him

I was so scared today
There was
blood leaking thought my shirt
from those old
scars from being shot
And the corset I wear to
keep my insides in was hurting
And I did three
sets of fifteen pushups
and four sets of ten
setups
But then my insides hurt
and I saw
drops of blood on my shirt and I remember
the
doctors saying I was dead
And then later they
had to take blood out of my hand
'couse they
ran out or veins
but then
all this thinking
was making me an old grouch
and you can't do
anything anyway so
if they wouldn't let me
play with them in my own dream
I was just
going to have to make another
and
another
and another
Gee, wouldn't it be
funny if I died in this dream
before I could
make another one up

And nobody
called

And nobody came