I Dreamed a Dream

I dreamed a dream in time gone bye

When Hope was high

And the Struggle worth living

I dreamed that

Hope would never die

I dreamed that the

Party would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

(of the FRU, water canons and arrests)

When dreams were made and used, and wasted

There were no ransom to be paid

(under ISA detention)

No song sung, no wine tasted

But the tigers came after March 08

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hopes apart

As they turn up your Dreams to shame

And still I dream the Party'll come to its senses

And we still fight our struggles 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 seems

Now life has killed

The dream I dreamed

Adapted from 'Les Miserables'