Hello fam its me Lorah and this is my entry. For this week’s performance, I’ll be singing Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House, which is honestly one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. I had listened to it before, but I truly fell in love with it after watching the series about the Menendez brothers. I don’t know if you’ve seen that series, but there’s something about the way this song was used in the story that is really emotional.
For week 39 I was so honored to win in 5th place and it was such a big moment for me, and I’m deeply grateful to the judges for their thoughtful feedback and to everyone who voted for me. Your support has been a huge encouragement, and it really motivates me to keep growing as an artist and to keep putting my heart into every performance.
For this week’s entry, I recorded my video after finishing my exams at school, but later I realized I had mistakenly introduced it as my Week 39 entry instead of Week 40 but Since I was supposed to head home the very next day, I didn’t have much time, so I quickly re-recorded the introduction at home That’s why the final video looks the way it does.
I hope you enjoy my cover of Don’t Dream It’s Over as much as I enjoyed performing it.
Lyrics :
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me
… Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
… Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion, but there's no proof
In the paper today, tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page
… Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
… Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
… Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
You know, they won't win
… Don't let them win (hey now, hey now)
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win (they come, they come)
Don't let them win (hey now, hey now), yeah
Hey now, hey now
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