Candy Colored Sandman

In Dreams Lyrics: A candy-colored clown they call the sandman / Tiptoes to my room every night / Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper / "Go to sleep, everything is alright" / I close my eyes. It begins like a lullaby with minimal acoustic guitar strums, with Orbison introducing the listener to "a candy-colored clown they call the sandman" half-spoken and half-sung in a Sprechgesang fashion. [6] The sandman puts him to sleep, and Orbison begins singing about dreams of his lover.

A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper "Go to sleep. Everything is all right." I close my eyes, Then I drift away Into the magic night. I softly say A silent prayer like dreamers do.

Then I fall asleep to dream My dreams of you. In dreams I walk with you. In dreams I talk to you.

In dreams you're mine. All of the time. ROY ORBISON - IN DREAMS - LIVE 1988 (HQ-856X480) A candy colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle star dust and to whisper "Go to sleep, everything is.

The Sandman's Lullaby and the Illusion of Peace Opening with the softly uttered lines of the 'candy-colored clown' known as the sandman, the song whispers a comforting beginning but subtly introduces a character that traditionally ushers sleep and, symbolically, the bearer of dreams where our true desires live. A candy-colored clown they call the sandman ' If I remember correctly Bernie's comment was "wow!" Roy was one of a kind and he's still my favorite. THANK YOU Roy! You've brought me much, much joy! Shawn from Green Bay, Wi I've sang my wife and kids to sleep with this song for years.

Absolutely beautiful and soothing song though laden with. A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper, 'Go to sleep. Everything is all right.

'I close my eyes, then I drift away Into the magic night, I softly say A silent prayer like dreamers do Then I fall asleep to dreams, my dreams of you. In dreams I walk with you. In dreams I talk to you.

In dreams you're mine, all of. He begins by referring to "a candy-colored clown they call the Sandman" tiptoeing into his room every night. These opening lyrics were included on Spinner's list of their greatest lyrics of all-time (which is where "she's a very kinky girl" from Rick James' "Superfreak" took #1).

This Sandman is the source that puts the narrator to sleep. A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper Go to sleep. everything is all right.

I close my eyes, then I drift away Into the magic night. I softly say A silent prayerlike dreamers do. Then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.

In dreams I walk with you. in dreams I talk to you. In dreams youre mine.

all of the time.