Dream

by Stress Dolls

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lyrics

Some will spend years spinning silk into gold
Others will lose themselves in the madness of the stories they told
We teeter and fall, tumble and fear
That what we lack in ourselves from the offset will never appear

And they tell you to never give up, and never slow down
But what they don't bother to say:
If you're chasing a dream, don't scare it away

Got caught in a trap that you couldn't shake
Dragged it across that roaring river til it swept you away
And when you came to on the side of a stream
You almost forgot that pain and the worry, the fight and defeat

When I finally caught up I put out my hand
I asked that dream to show me kindness, to please understand
But she wouldn't turn, she only stood still
And that's how I grew to accept the taste of that bitter pill

Cause they tell me to never give up, and never slow down
But what they don't bother to say:
If you're chasing a dream, don't scare it away

credits

released May 22, 2019
Song written by Chelsea O'Donnell (BMI)
Produced and mixed by Charles Dusel
Mastered by Karl Petersen

Chelsea O'Donnell - vocals, acoustic guitar
Charles Dusel- keys, samples, backup vocals
Matt Swanekamp- lead guitar
Nate Campese- shaker

Cover artwork by Matt Swanekamp

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Stress Dolls Buffalo, New York

Angry girl music hailing from Buffalo, NY

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Apr 26

Mohawk Place

Buffalo, NY
Apr 30

Hot Mama's Canteen

Buffalo, NY
May 17

Revolution Gallery

Buffalo, NY
May 23

Beachland Ballroom

Cleveland, OH
May 26

Burlington Bar

Chicago, IL
Jun 8

Wallenwein's Hotel

East Aurora, NY

discography

Close Enough

Mar 2024
Alone

Jan 2024
Ghostwriter

Oct 2023
Body

Jun 2023
FORWARD

Jan 2022
CRAWL

Nov 2021
Pain Is a Season

Jul 2020
Nashville

Jan 2020
Dream

May 2019
Stress Dolls

Nov 2016
After the Party

Apr 2017
IT'S ELECTRIC

Mar 2015

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