so the thing in the dream happened before the alarm went off? or is he not sure? i remember one time when my clock radio went off and i started having dreams about a concert playing the song that was on the radio (and i know some people can relate to me when i say this next part i realized that I was dreaming, but I was unable to effect anything, all I was able to do was wake myself up by forcing my eyelids to go up, and I remember how that didnt work when I had my first real lucid dream.