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Recalling lost dreams

  • 05-08-2006 1:38pm
    #1
    kawaii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭


    Anyone have a way? I had a dream last night where I wrote a seemingly good song. Lyrics were right there and all.

    I hate when this happens..


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  • #2
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I came up with a fantastic plot for a story once in my dreams. Seriously - it would have been a best seller (if I could write!) Forgot it all within minutes. Would love to have written down an outline before I forgot it all.

    Sorry, don't have a solution, but I hear your pain.


  • #3
    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    it'd be cool if you could.

    i solved the meaning of life in on a4 page of equations in one dream. if only i could do maths in real life...


  • #4
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    1 - There's no way to recal a dream. Any regression methods (eg, hypnosis) are more likely to create a new dream/memory than to recal an old one.
    2 - Creating a new one would probably be just as good.
    3 - Unfortunately its unlikely you dreampt specific lyrics. Its far more likely that you dreampt about writing some great lyrics, and had a convincing emotional response, but there were no actual words most likely (supported by the fact that you can't remember them). Hence you feel you lost something you never actually had.


    All that said, dreams, illusions and hypnosis are probably all great ways to inspire you to write great lyrics later.


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Have a look at the sticky here, OP and see if its any use to you. Good luck. :)


  • #6
    iFight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭iFight


    I doubt you could recall it. Your best bet would be to dream it again tonight, so go get some sleep


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  • #7
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Ruu wrote:
    Have a look at the sticky here, OP and see if its any use to you. Good luck. :)

    Unfortunately none of those methods go back in time...


  • #8
    Lust4Life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,350 ✭✭✭Lust4Life


    Originally posted by kawaii
    Anyone have a way? I had a dream last night where I wrote a seemingly good song. Lyrics were right there and all.

    I hate when this happens..
    Posted by Zillah:
    Unfortunately its unlikely you dreampt specific lyrics. Its far more likely that you dreampt about writing some great lyrics, and had a convincing emotional response, but there were no actual words most likely (supported by the fact that you can't remember them). Hence you feel you lost something you never actually had.

    I believe Zillah is correct. I had one of these dreams last night and did wake up straight after and remembered the "FANTASTIC" Song I was singing that made the crowd go wild.

    It was quite "Meh"!

    L4L


  • #9
    Lust4Life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,350 ✭✭✭Lust4Life


    kawaii, maybe I was too hasty in my answer. Had a dream last night that I was writing a song and woke up directly after. I really should have got out the tape recorder because it was a good start of a good song!


    And now.... it's gone forever. :mad:


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