I Dreamed A Dream is a song from the musical Les Misérables, which is based on the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The song is sung by the character Fantine during the first act after being abandoned by her lover and left to raise her daughter Cosette alone, leading her to reflect on her youth and lost dreams. The musical was originally released in French in 1980, with the English version premiering in London in 1985. The song has bec ... See more [+] ome one of the most famous from the musical, being widely covered and performed in various media.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart And they turn your dream to shame He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when autumn came And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.