What are dreams REALLY about?

Today I am asking this question because I’ve had a strange dream last night. I dreamt that I was going to a concert, or at least tried to get into the concert but could not find any tickets for the event. This concert was held at a large hotel resort and it was fully booked. I can remember looking for ways to get in like trying to book a hotel room and see if I cant somehow get access to the concert that way.

I went through a door and walked down a flight of spiraled steps and strangely enough found myself inside the concert venue. There were a lot of people but very few showed interest in the performers. Most people were in fact sitting on the steps and floor looking very bored with themselves. The strange thing was that the group performing was Led Zeppelin, a band I know by name only, I can’t recall any of their songs and also there were two guys performing on the stage (supposedly them) but I did not recognize the song. They were also standing behind a glass wall during the performance and after the song no one applauded.

They disappeared back stage for a minute and then the one guy came back and said; “you are not alone”, then I woke up. I can remember the way it was said, almost implying that we are not alone on this planet, there are others…

This morning I thought I’ll have to look it up and performed a search on Google for Led Zeppelin. The results brought up a lyrics page for Stairway to Heaven. This intrigued me because it is strange that I dream about a rock band I don’t know and after searching the web I’ve picked up that they actually performed the song I knew; Stairway to Heaven and this also reminded me of the dream where I was walking on the spiral staircase.

I will copy the lyrics of the song Stairway to Heaven as performed by Led Zeppelin here; the lyrics do make for interesting reading:

There's a lady who's sure
all that glitters is gold
and she's buying the stairway to heaven.

When she gets there she knows
if the stores are all closed,
with a word she can get what she came for.

Ooo,......................
and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall,
but she wants to be sure,
`cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.

In a tree by the brook,
there's a songbird who sings,
sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

Ooo,......................
It makes me wonder.
Ooo,......................
Makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
and my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
rings of smoke through the trees,
and the voices of those who stand looking.
And it's whispered that soon
if we all call the tune,
then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn,
for those who stand long,
and the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow,
don't be alarmed now,
it's just a spring-clean for the May queen.

Yes, there are two paths you can go by,
but in the long run,
there's still time to change the road you're on.

And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go,
in case you don't know,
the piper's calling you to join him.

Dear lady can you hear the wind blow,
and did you know
your stairway lies on the whisp'rin' wind.

And as we wind on down the road,
our shadows taller than our soul,
there walks a lady we all know
who shines white light and wants to show
how everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard,
the tune will come to you at last,
when all are one and one is all (yeah),
to be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.