I Dreamed a Dream

Song I Dreamed a Dream
Artist Various Artists
Album Les Miserables Original London Cast

Lyrics

[00:17.010] There was a time when men were kind
[00:20.660] When their voices were soft
[00:23.110] And their words inviting
[00:28.160] There was a time when love was blind
[00:31.990] And the world was a song and the song was exciting
[00:39.150] There was a time ...
[00:42.680] Then it all went wrong
[00:58.920] I dreamed a dream in time gone by
[01:06.790] When hope was high and life worth living
[01:15.050] I dreamed that love would never die
[01:22.970] I dreamed that God would be forgiving
[01:30.440] Then I was young and unafraid
[01:37.360] And dreams were made and used and wasted
[01:45.280] There was no ransom to be paid
[01:52.990] No song unsung, no wine untasted
[02:00.510] But the tigers come at night
[02:08.100] With their voices soft as thunder
[02:14.230] As they tear your hopes apart
[02:21.250] As they turn your dreams to shame
[02:34.200] He slept a summer by my side
[02:42.450] He filled my days with endless wonder
[02:49.750] He took my childhood in his stride
[02:57.310] But he was gone when autumn came
[03:04.670] And still I dreamed he'll come to me
[03:14.410] That we will live the years together
[03:21.280] But there are dreams that cannot be
[03:28.030] And there are storms we cannot weather
[03:35.170] I had a dream my life would be
[03:44.910] So different from this hell I'm living
[03:49.150] So different now from what it seemed
[03:56.090] Now life has killed the dream I dreamed