Intro 1
Verse 1
Dream myself alive,
I dream myself alive
You can't deny
There's something dark against the light
All I can say
It doesn't have to be
this way
Verse 2
We'll be chasin' our tails madly
See days pass like wildfire
Right from the start
I knew this world would break my
Heart
Verse 3
I dream my self
alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
Break my heart
And dream myself alive
What can it mean?
Verse 4
I'm drawing pictures of the sea
Right from the start
I knew this girl would break my heart
Interlude 1
Verse 5
Dream myself alive
Dream my self alive
I dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
You can't deny
There's something dark against the light
All I can say
It doesn't have to be this way
We'll be chasin' our tails madly
See days pass like wildfire
Right from the start
I knew this world
Would break my heart
I dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
Break my heart
And dream myself alive
What can it mean?
I'm drawing pictures of the sea
Right from the start
I knew this girl would break my heart
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
I dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Dream myself alive
Literary translation to Italian — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Tu non puoi negarlo
C'è qualcosa di oscuro contro la luce
Tutto ciò che posso dire
Non deve essere così
Correremo dietro alle nostre code in modo folle
Vedremo i giorni passare come un incendio
Fin dall'inizio
Conoscevo questo mondo
Mi spezzerebbe il cuore
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Mi spezzerebbe il cuore
E sogno di vivere
Che cosa può significare?
Sto disegnando immagini del mare
Fin dall'inizio
Conoscevo questa ragazza mi spezzerebbe il cuore
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Sogno di vivere
Literary translation to Portuguese — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Sonho me tornar vivo
Eu sonho me tornar vivo
Você não pode negar
Há algo escuro contra a luz
Tudo o que posso dizer
Não precisa ser assim
Vamos perseguindo nossas caudas loucamente
Vejo os dias passar como fogo de artifício
Desde o início
Eu sabia desse mundo
Que quebraria meu coração
Eu sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
Eu sonho me tornar vivo
Quebre meu coração
E sonho me tornar vivo
O que isso significa?
Estou desenhando imagens do mar
Desde o início
Eu sabia que essa garota quebraria meu coração
Sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
Eu sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
Eu sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
Sonho me tornar vivo
From the album
Hunting High and Low
a‐ha · 1985 · Track 9
The story behind
a-ha released the song I Dream Myself Alive in 1985, as part of their first album Hunting High and Low. They recorded it in a studio in Twickenham, London, with producers named Tony Mansfield, John Ratcliff and Alan Tarney. It was an album that sold a lot, especially in Europe and the United States. The song was released as part of several singles from the album. One of them was Take On Me, which had a very special video. They made it with a director who had previously made videos for other famous artists, but this one was different: it mixed real images with animation. The video was shown on a local station and then on MTV. The song became number one in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom. I Dream Myself Alive was also part of the promotional campaign for the album, but it did not receive the same attention as other singles. Although it was not as successful as Take On Me, it remains part of the history of a-ha and of that first album that launched them into the world.