Put Some Dubs on a Dream

Songtext

[Intro] I wrote it on a napkin by the laundromat door One little line, then I added four more Nobody saw it, but I knew what it was A quiet little dream with a heavy set of drums [Verse 1] I had two coins and a pocket full of lint Still spent both on a beat that made sense Bus pass bending, headphones held by tape But the hook came alive and it would not escape My auntie said, "Baby, keep your rent paid" I said, "I will, but I can't let this fade" So I worked the morning, wrote at night Kept every rough take till the words sat right [Pre-Chorus] Now the room gets warmer when I walk in Folks who doubted know the chorus by the second I don't need a trophy on the shelf above I just need one more reason to believe in us [Chorus] Put some dubs on a dream, let it ring out clean Turn a maybe into something everybody's seen From the back row seats to the front-page buzz I kept showing up, now the whole room's with us Put some dubs on a dream, let the truth come through Every small yes made a bigger breakthrough If the door stays locked, we make another one Put some dubs on a dream till the dream gets done [Verse 2] I remember empty rooms and a borrowed mic One lamp in the corner, one take every night My friends sent notes with the parts they loved That little circle of trust was enough Now the bass hits deep and the windows shake But I still hear the doubts that I had to break No overnight story, no magic hand Just a thousand tiny steps nobody planned [Pre-Chorus] Now the room gets warmer when I walk in Folks who doubted know the chorus by the second I don't need a trophy on the shelf above I just need one more reason to believe in us [Chorus] Put some dubs on a dream, let it ring out clean Turn a maybe into something everybody's seen From the back row seats to the front-page buzz I kept showing up, now the whole room's with us Put some dubs on a dream, let the truth come through Every small yes made a bigger breakthrough If the door stays locked, we make another one Put some dubs on a dream till the dream gets done [Bridge] If you got a thought that won't leave you alone Give it a little space, give it somewhere to grow You don't need the whole map, just a place to begin One brave little move, then another one in [Final Chorus] Put some dubs on a dream, let it ring out clean Turn a maybe into something everybody's seen From the back row seats to the front-page buzz I kept showing up, now the whole room's with us Put some dubs on a dream, let the truth come through Every small yes made a bigger breakthrough If the door stays locked, we make another one Put some dubs on a dream till the dream gets done [Outro] One more take, one more chance, one more morning sun Put some dubs on a dream till the dream gets done