| "Dreaming Wide Awake" | ||||
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| Single by Poets of the Fall | ||||
| from the album Twilight Theater | ||||
| Released | January 21, 2010 | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Insomniac | |||
| BPM | 151 | |||
| Key | G♯/A♭ F (Live in Moscow) | |||
| Producer(s) | Poets of the Fall | |||
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Dreaming Wide Awake debuted on Radio NRJ Suomi on 21st January 2010 and was released as a limited-edition single on 3rd February, reaching #18 on the Finnish single charts. A music video was released shortly after on 9th February, directed by Oskari Sipola.
The following month, Dreaming Wide Awake was included as the first track on Twilight Theater, the fourth album by Poets of the Fall.
The track was used as the live opener for most of the Ultraviolet Tour, coming off the back of Whatever You Do, Don't Scream. This wasn't the case with the first two tour dates though with Dancing on Broken Glass used as the opener instead. It's unknown why this was changed.
In 2020, Dreaming Wide Awake was performed live and unplugged by Marko, Olli, Jaska and Jani as the April entry of the Alexander Theatre Sessions.
Single track listing
All tracks are written by Poets of the Fall
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dreaming Wide Awake (Radio Edit)" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Dreaming Wide Awake (Album Version)" | 4:23 |
Lyrics
Too late, the melody is over
The joke seems to be on me cos I'm the one not laughing
Down here on the floor
Deflate, the mystery of living
In the most heartless fashion I could ever imagine
No pretense of decor
Another place and time, without a great divide
And we could be flying deadly high
I'll sell my soul to dream you wide awake
Another place and time, without a warning sign
And we could be dying angel style
I'll sell my soul to dream you wide awake
I'll dream you... wide awake
With me, disaster finds a playfield
Love seems to draw dark, twisted pleasure tearing at me
Cos I can't let you go
Mercy, like water in a desert
Shine through my memory like jewelry in the sun
Where are you now
Another place and time...
I'll dream you... wide awake
It's like I'm racing to the sun, blindly face the blazing gun
Cos I'm afraid I will be left here without you
Like I'm racing not to run, give more when I have none
Cos I'm afraid I will be left here without you... wide awake
Another place and time...
I'll dream you... wide awake
Physical Releases
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CD (front) -
CD (back)
Music Video Credits
- Director & editor - Oskari Sipola
- Cinematographer - Joonas Pulkkanen
- Gaffer - Aleksi Ahonen
- Makeup artist - Anet Rilanto
- 1st camera assistant - Aarne Tapola
- Grip - Mika Tervonen
- Script supervisor - Kaisla Viitala
- Producer - Mikko Laine
- Starring Kai Bäckström, Jemina Sillanpää and Marko Saaresto[1]
Trivia
- The single's insert copyright statement ends with "Yeah right." The disk's copyright ends with "Somebody slap me."