“In My Dream” builds in a way that keeps you guessing where it’s going next.
Cloud, the Japanese guitarist behind this track, has put together something that understands dynamics. It doesn’t blast you from the first second. Instead, it moves through three distinct sections, each one raising the stakes. By the time you hit that final section, the guitar work has gone from controlled to completely unleashed, and it feels like a natural progression rather than a calculated move.
What caught my attention was how the song plays with this idea of someone existing differently in your head than they do in real life. We’ve all been there. You build someone up in your thoughts, create this version of them that might not match reality at all. Cloud captures that disconnect without spelling it out too obviously. The lyrics shift between “in my dream” and “in my head,” and that simple distinction actually says a lot.
There’s a contrast here that reminds me of what made Nirvana’s quieter moments so effective. That push and pull between stillness and eruption. Luis Gerardo Moreno’s guitar work complements Cloud’s playing really well. They’re not stepping on each other. And Alex DP’s drumming knows when to hold back and when to drive everything forward. That kind of restraint is harder to pull off than just going full throttle the entire time.
The song touches on how dreams can lift you up or completely wreck you, sometimes both in the same night. Cloud doesn’t pick a side or wrap it up neatly. The track just sits in that uncomfortable middle space where most of us actually live.