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Meaning of Life and Dream Boy
Vivi Atala
August 30, 2013
Mr. Corrigan
English 11th

Dream Boy Analysis

By Natalia Genie

“Dream Boy” is a song written by Natalia Genie, a high school student at A.S.T. Rafael Villeda, also known as “Faike”, was her inspiration. Faike was a 17-year old teenage boy who suffered from bone cancer. Faike was a very important person in Natalia’s life as well as in mine, and for many, many other people. During his struggles battling cancer, Natalia got inspired to write this song about him and his hard-hitting life fight. It’s a very emotive song, that has touched a lot of people’s hearts. It’s a song people listen to when missing or thinking about Faike.

First, the title “Dream Boy” is an inspiration to believe in that no matter how hard life gets or how complicated it seems to be, you just can’t give up on your dreams. You have to dream big, try not to be so realistic in life. “I used to ask myself
Why is this happening? Why were you the chosen one? And I used to believe that this was never goanna happen. But now I see it did” is the song’s lead. It tells you about how you never imagine someone you love and care about having a really severe and fatal illness. This verse represents the beginning of the journey when no one could understand that something so terrible could happen to someone so close to us and no one knew why it had to happen to him. The song continues with “And I bet it must be hard. And I know that you are strong. And you will stand up when you fall.” It’s a representation of the author having a conversation with Faike on how he inspires us and how proud we are of him because we all know his strength. Also, makes us realize that he is not a quitter and how he can fight to be in the top.

The chorus goes like this “So Dream Boy, have faith in Him boy. He is taking care of you. So why don’t you dream, dream, Dream Boy. Why don’t you dream, boy dream.” It is one of the most important lines of the song that represents many

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