Dreams And Nightmares
© March 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

Our lives are difficult, with endless trials, it seems
My refuge from this agony is only found in dreams

In my dreams, I see your smiling face
In my dreams, I feel your warm embrace
In my dreams, your sweet love I taste
In my dreams, in my dreams, in my dreams

Our lives are difficult, with endless trials, it seems
At times, there’s no escape when nightmares haunt my dreams

In my nightmares, I see a saddened face
In my nightmares, I feel a cold embrace
In my nightmares, a bitterness I taste
O those nightmares, no more nightmares in my dreams

Our lives are difficult, with endless trials, it seems
Most times, I find no rest when nightmares taunt my dreams

In my nightmares, there is no you and me
In my dreams, we join in harmony
In my nightmares, our lives in deep despair
In my dreams, a perfect world we share

In my dreams, in my dreams, in my dreams

Dreams And Nightmares

This creative team met back in high school in Houston, Texas in 1969. They became friends quickly and discovered a unique synergy early on – songwriting. Keith manifested his expressions mostly in the area of lyrics, while Raji fashioned his creativity through melodies and arrangements.

The number of songs that they generated as young teens in a short period of time was incredible. What was even more astonishing was that neither of them could read a musical note, and yet they were able to compose lyrics, tunes, chords, beats, and develop sophisticated arrangements.

School, work, marriage, children, and associations with other bands threw them onto separate life paths. Raji continued composing with other bands and on his own, while Keith officially took a long hiatus.

The team temporarily regrouped in the early 1980’s for a few profound Christian musical offerings. Eventually, Raji found the time and energy to record many of their earlier songs and publish them – both in several of his novels and on soundcloud.com. Then in late 2021 they regrouped once more to continue their creative journey together.

Dreams And Nightmares

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