"Darn That Dream" is a song performed by Billie Holiday, and it speaks to the feeling of falling in love and being haunted by love. The song describes a dream that the singer has every night where her lover tells her they love her and holds her tightly, but when she wakes up, they're gone. The lyrics lament the fact that the dream always seems so real but that it can't come true. The singer is frustrated by her own "one track mind" that always leads her back to this dream, even though she knows her lover doesn't feel the same way. Despite the frustration, the singer acknowledges that without the dream, she wouldn't have her lover at all, so she can't help but both curse and bless it. Ultimately, the song captures the universal experience of longing for something that seems just out of reach and the allure of a dream that can never be fully realized.
