ﺍﻧﺴﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺿﻮﻉ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺳﻴﺒﻚ
ﺃﻧﺎ ﺣﺒﻲ ﺧﻼﺹ ﻣﺶ ﻧﺼﻴﺒﻚ
ﺑﺘﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺑﺲ ﻋﻴﺒﻚ
ﺇﻧﻚ ﻛﺪﺍﺏ
ﻣﺎ ﺗﻜﻠﻤﻨﻴﺶ ﻋﻦ ﻫﻮﺍﻧﺎ
ﻣﺶ ﻋﺎﻳﺰﺓ ﺩﻣﻮﻉ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ
ﺍﻟﻀﻌﻒ ﺩﻩ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﻫﺎﻧﺔ
ﻣﺶ ﻧﺎﻗﺼﺔ ﻋﺬﺍﺏ
I was at the top and I now it's like I'm in the basement
Number one spot and now she found her a replacement
I swear now I can't take it,
Knowing somebody's got my baby
And now you ain't around, baby I can't think
I shoulda put it down, shoulda got that ring
Cuz I can still feel it in the air, air
Pretty face run my fingers through her hair
My lover, my life,
My shawty, my wife
She left me, I'm tied
Cuz I knew that it Just ain't right
I was thinkin about her
ﺍﻧﺴﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺿﻮﻉ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺳﻴﺒﻚ
ﺃﻧﺎ ﺣﺒﻲ ﺧﻼﺹ ﻣﺶ ﻧﺼﻴﺒﻚ
ﺑﺘﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺑﺲ ﻋﻴﺒﻚ
ﺇﻧﻚ ﻛﺪﺍﺏ
ﻣﺎ ﺗﻜﻠﻤﻨﻴﺶ ﻋﻦ ﻫﻮﺍﻧﺎ
ﻣﺶ ﻋﺎﻳﺰﺓ ﺩﻣﻮﻉ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ
ﺍﻟﻀﻌﻒ ﺩﻩ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﻫﺎﻧﺔ
ﻣﺶ ﻧﺎﻗﺼﺔ ﻋﺬﺍﺏ
When I be ridin man I swear I see her face at every turn
Tryin to get my usher on but I can't let it burn
And I Just hope she notice she the only one I yearn for
My woman, my one, I miss her when will I learn?
Didn't give her all my love, I guess now I got my payback
Now I'm in the club thinkin all about my baby
Hey, she was so easy to love
But wait, I guess that love wasn't enough
I'm goin through it every time that I'm alone
And now I'm wishin she should pick up the phone
But she made a decision that she wanted to move on
Cuz I was wrong
I was thinkin about
I was thinkin about her,
Thinkin about me
Thinkin about us,
What we gonna be
Open my eyes, yeah
It was only Just a Dream
So I travel back,
Down that road
Will she come back
No one knows
I realize, yeah,
It was only Just a Dream
ﻋﺸﺖ ﻛﺘﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻤﺮﻱ
ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﺑﺨﻴﺮﻱ ﺷﺮﻱ
ﺗﺠﺮﺡ ﻟﻴﻪ ﻣﺸﺎﻋﺮﻱ
ﻭﺗﻀﻴﻊ ﺳﻨﻴﻨﻲ
ﻋﻤﺮﻱ ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺘﻚ
ﺃﻭ ﺑﻜﻼﻡ ﻭﺟﻌﺘﻚ
ﻛﻨﺖ ﺳﻨﻴﻦ ﺑﺘﺎﻋﺘﻚ
ﺷﺎﻳﻼﻙ ﺟﻮﺓ ﻋﻴﻨﻲ
I was thinkin about her,
Thinkin about me
Thinkin about us,
What we gonna be
Open my eyes, yeah
It was only Just a Dream
So I travel back,
Down that road
Will she come back
No one knows
I realize, yeah,
It was only Just a Dream
I was thinkin about her
ﺍﻧﺴﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺿﻮﻉ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺳﻴﺒﻚ
ﺃﻧﺎ ﺣﺒﻲ ﺧﻼﺹ ﻣﺶ ﻧﺼﻴﺒﻚ
It was only Just a Dream
ﻣﺎ ﺗﻜﻠﻤﻨﻴﺶ ﻋﻦ ﻫﻮﺍﻧﺎ
ﻣﺶ ﻋﺎﻳﺰﺓ ﺩﻣﻮﻉ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ
It was only Just a Dream
About This Song
"Just A Dream" is a melancholic hip-hop ballad that explores the devastating aftermath of losing someone you love, blending themes of regret, nostalgia, and the painful process of accepting reality. The song captures the disorienting experience of waking up from dreams where a lost relationship still exists, only to face the harsh truth that the person has moved on with someone else. Nelly's vulnerable delivery contrasts sharply with his typical confident persona, as he processes the emotional whiplash of going from being "at the top" to feeling like he's "in the basement" after losing his significant other. The production features a haunting, stripped-down arrangement with ethereal synths and a gentle beat that creates an almost dreamlike atmosphere, perfectly mirroring the song's central metaphor. The lyrics delve into the psychology of denial and wishful thinking, where the protagonist clings to sleep as an escape from his new reality where "somebody's got my baby." What makes the track particularly resonant is how it captures the universal experience of romantic loss through the specific lens of dreams-those cruel moments when our subconscious offers us what we've lost, only to snatch it away upon waking. The song marked a more introspective direction for Nelly, showing his range beyond party anthems and demonstrating his ability to convey genuine emotional vulnerability. Its success stemmed from its relatability and the way it transformed a deeply personal experience of heartbreak into something universally understood, making listeners feel less alone in their own experiences of loss and longing.
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