I have deeply mixed feelings about AI in music, which I’ll elaborate on soon.
But as a songwriter in act three of my life, and facing the reality that it takes a lot of time and money to build full productions of songs, I’ve started using Suno to envision what my barebones guitar-and-vocal tunes can sound like on a bigger scale.
I am going to pull together some of the wonderful musicians around our Downeast Maine home to record an album later this winter and spring. But given the latest atrocity in Minneapolis, and the even more atrocious spin by scum like Stephen Miller, I had to put this Suno take on my song “Save Dreams for Sleeping” out for you to hear, sing along on, and hopefully share.
Here’s the rough bedroom recording of the basic song as posted here and on CD Baby last year, followed by the lyrics.
Save Dreams for Sleeping
© 2025, Andy Revkin, Written Feb. 4, 2025, updated August 3, 2025
We all hold a dream somewhere deep in our minds,
Where everything’s fair and everyone’s kind.
Flowers all blooming, no smoke in the skies.
No wars in the headlines, no tears in your eyes.
But save dreams for sleeping. It’s time to get real.
Hard workers are suffering while billionaires steal.
Young women in trouble can’t find caring hands.
House builders born elsewhere get bundled in vans.
I’m not saying it’s easy. All good things take time.
Those trying to divide us are good at their crimes.
But if we stop dreaming, dive into the fray.
A more perfect union is coming our way.
Our country needs mending, but how to begin?
With problems so tangled, no start and no end?
Begin by protecting those facing the fire.
Reach out by connecting through common desires.
One day at a time, the trust you create
Will carry us further than fighting and hate.
One stitch at a time the fabric you weave,
Will grow ever stronger than you can believe.
So save dreams for sleeping. It’s time to get real.
Hard workers are suffering while billionaires steal.
Young women in trouble can’t find caring hands.
House builders born elsewhere get bundled in vans.
I’m not saying it’s easy. All good things take time.
Those trying to divide us are good at their crime.
But if we stop dreaming, dive into the fray
A more perfect union is coming our way.
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