You started staring at the walls again
And the pictures turned back into empty frames
And your sense will go before your looks leave you
And in time the ones you love will all leave too

(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
No, dreams are not how they seemed back when you were young
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
You lost your way and you couldn't overcome
The times you'd hide, what's been building up inside
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
Cause dreams aren't how they seemed when you were young

And I followed you for miles through foreign sights
To the house where all your demons came to life
And I saw fear and innocence on childrens eyes
Then their face changed and I ran back into the night

(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
No, dreams are not how they seemed back when you were young
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
You lost your way and you couldn't overcome
The times you'd hide, what's been building up inside
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
Cause dreams aren't how they seemed when you were young

I saw the colours drained from your veins
Through the teeth of leeches

(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
Dreams are not how they seemed back when you were young
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
You lost your way and you couldn't overcome
The way you'd hide, what's been building up inside
(Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oooh)
Cause dreams aren't how they seemed when you were young

No they're not what they used to be
Not what they used to be, to be, to be