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... “The Dreaming Tree” by the Dave Matthews Band is about this very subject. ... It is a masterpiece by Dave Matthews in which he tells the story of two people that, with old age, lost everything they had as a child. ...
Dave Matthews uses the idea of a “dreaming tree” to symbolize everything humans have as a child: dreams, aspirations, protection, and the feeling of being loved. All of us want the “dreaming tree” to live, but it cannot live forever. ...
"Long before these crowded streets
Here stood my dreaming tree"
The man is telling us that he once had a “dreaming tree” and it was torn down by the progression of time. The city was built up around it and the tree died to make room for more buildings. ... His life has changed paths and the dreams in his “dreaming tree” have vanished with time.
“Now hes falling hard
He feels the falling dark
How he longs to be
Beneath his dreaming tree”
At this point, the old man doesn’t know what has happened and is afraid. He has lost all feelings of comfort and love that he had as a child and wants so badly to be back under his “dreaming tree”, but time has destroyed it. ... We all want to repossess the “dreaming tree” that we watched grow as a child.
“Remembered mothers words
There beneath the tree
"No matter what the world
Youll always be my baby"
Mommy come quick
The dreaming tree has died”
The old man remembers his mother’s comforting words as a child and now seeks her help.
Approximate Word count = 1278
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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