An Incredibly Profound Song About Life’s Dreams

Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been entertained by the wonderful voice of Susan Boyle. Boyle is the 47 year old unemployed woman from Britain’s Got Talent 2009. When she stood in front of a doubting audience declaring her dream of being a famous singer, everyone laughed at her. They mooched her, chuckled and waived their head from side to side almost insulted by her presence as she said that she wanted to be as famous as Elaine Paige and was going to sing I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables. As the music began the chuckles continued, then the moment she began to sing the jaws dropped and eyes widened. What made the whole thing even more touching was the very appropriate song she chose. For those of you who have ever given up on your dreams or have them torn to shreds by wolves in sheep skin who have drifted into your life I present you the words to the song below. Read them and then listen to her sing her song by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related . I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to the lyrics as much as I do and be touched by the message they convey. Let me know what you feel after listening to the audition – enjoy!

Here are the Lyrics to I dreamed a dream from Les Miserables (Thanks to NewHotdox)-I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high,
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dreams to shame.

And still I dream he’ll come to me
And we will live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather…

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seems
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.