Don't Dream It's Over
Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House feels like a quiet promise —the kind you make not when things are easy, but when you look at the storms honestly and choose each other anyway. Over the last ten months, Andy and I have weathered more than a few. There are battles now, battles ahead, and some behind us, and moments when the world tried very hard to come between us. But it didn’t win. It won’t win.
This song matters to us because it names something true: that freedom can exist even while you’re still carrying weight, that love doesn’t mean the road ends, only that you’re no longer walking it alone. We are together, rock-solid, deeply committed, and more devoted to each other with every monthiversary that passes. What we have isn’t fragile—it’s forged.
Each image in this set is our own small refuge, a pocket universe we step into hand-in-hand. A place where the noise softens, the walls fall away, and it’s just us—choosing one another over and over again. When the world comes in, these are the spaces where we remember who we are together. Sanctuary doesn’t always mean escape. Sometimes it means standing still, holding on, and knowing—without doubt—that they won’t win.
Happy ten months, my love (December 2025). We’re still traveling. And I wouldn’t want to walk this road with anyone but you.
This song matters to us because it names something true: that freedom can exist even while you’re still carrying weight, that love doesn’t mean the road ends, only that you’re no longer walking it alone. We are together, rock-solid, deeply committed, and more devoted to each other with every monthiversary that passes. What we have isn’t fragile—it’s forged.
Each image in this set is our own small refuge, a pocket universe we step into hand-in-hand. A place where the noise softens, the walls fall away, and it’s just us—choosing one another over and over again. When the world comes in, these are the spaces where we remember who we are together. Sanctuary doesn’t always mean escape. Sometimes it means standing still, holding on, and knowing—without doubt—that they won’t win.
Happy ten months, my love (December 2025). We’re still traveling. And I wouldn’t want to walk this road with anyone but you.
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion, but there's no proof
In the paper today, tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
You know, they won't win
Don't let them win (hey now, hey now)
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win (they come, they come)
Don't let them win (hey now, hey now), yeah
Hey now, hey now
Hey
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion, but there's no proof
In the paper today, tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
You know, they won't win
Don't let them win (hey now, hey now)
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win (they come, they come)
Don't let them win (hey now, hey now), yeah
Hey now, hey now
Hey
