About: We Can Dream

August 11, 2023 About The Song, Highlights

Song lyrics & music written by Andre Mistier

Some insights from Andre Mistier about “We Can Dream”

The Inspiration:

I wrote the first lyrics to this song while singing along to “Rapture, Part II” by &me, a dream of a positive future.

But I didn’t put it all together and make the song until I listened to “Not Enough” by Lazarusman and Hyenah.

I felt motivated to make a song about a true call to action- a call to action towards what would really have positive change in the world. Namely, not focusing on individual causes but focusing on our shared humanity, our shared weaknesses and goals. That the goal is not winning but getting where we’re trying to go. And often winning will actually get in the way of true positive resolution. Who doesn’t want the world to be better? We may disagree on what that means and where it goes, but the dream of making the world better is a dream we all can dream our own dreams to.

The Process:

I wrote the beat to this track in 2021, but couldn’t find the right melodic elements to put with it. I wrote the first lyrics singing over “The Rapture, Part II” by &me in 2020, but they had no relation at the time. I was very inspired by “Not Enough” by Lazarusman and Hyenah in terms of the message and energy. The last piece for me was listening to “Dance with my ghost” by Cmaelphat and Elderbrook. The way the vocals and the keyboard relate to each other was the missing piece to me. From there both the production and writing went very quickly.

The Setting:

On a distant planet, 2 tribes have warred for centuries. A chance encounter enables them to realize that they share a dream- to make a new city, a beautiful place that is nothing like they’ve ever seen before. As they start to build it together, they find that the unique talents of each tribe are needed to make this dream a reality, and in fact the lack of the others’ skills is why they were never able to do it before.