Lyrics
Can't sleep when it's completely quiet
Difficulty sleeping in complete silence.
When the voice in my head lies awake
The internal thoughts are active and restless.
Could you find a way to break the silence?
Desire for a break in the silence.
Turn off the lights and I try to escape
Attempting to escape by turning off the lights.
If I believed that air was lethal
Contemplating extreme consequences like avoiding air if believed harmful.
Would I never step foot from my grave?
Questioning choices that may lead to a confined existence.
At the mercy of a greater evil
Sensing a pervasive, greater negative force.
Billions of people are one and the same
Highlighting the commonality among billions of people.
Do what I can to cooperate
Striving to cooperate in one's capacity.
Don't want a friend just a proper handshake
Preferring a formal handshake over deep friendships.
Before I meet my breaking point
Ahead of reaching a breaking point.
Caught in the nightmare that I made making a point
Stuck in a self-created nightmare for the sake of making a point.
So hate me
Acceptance of hatred.
Do anything but underestimate me
Request not to be underestimated despite the hatred.
When I meet the maker who made me
Acknowledging a divine creator.
Make Him make her only have good dreams
Asking for positive dreams for someone important.
Would you rip apart my motivations
Concern about motivations being dissected.
When there's nothing else to focus on?
When there's a lack of other significant things to focus on.
Did I live up to your expectations
Evaluating personal performance against expectations.
I'm impatient and it's taking too long
Impatience with the slow passage of time.
Isolated in a bitter winter
Feeling isolated in a harsh, cold period.
I swear the suns been hiding all day
Perceiving a prolonged absence of positivity.
If I barely spoke above a whisper
Speaking softly, hoping to be heard.
I like to picture you'd hear what I say
Imagining the listener comprehending the message.
I do my best to communicate
Effort to communicate effectively.
Don't need a test just to try tribulations
No need for tests, just facing challenges.
And doubt where my faith is
Dealing with uncertainty about faith.
Caught in the concept that life makes you faithless
Trapped in the idea that life erodes faith.
So blame me
Acceptance of blame for personal trauma.
Cause I made the trauma that made me
Recognizing personal responsibility for struggles.
Whenever I stopped having daydreams
Transitioning away from idealistic daydreams.
All of my angels fell to their knees
Loss of support and guidance from personal angels.
Now I lay me down to sleep
Referencing a traditional bedtime prayer.
I pray the Lord my soul will keep
Seeking spiritual protection during sleep.
And should I die before I'm right with you
Expressing the desire for another night if death is imminent.
Let me have just one more night with you
Pleading for one more night with a loved one.
Angels watch me through the night
Requesting angelic protection throughout the night.
And keep me safe 'till morning light
Wishing for safety until morning.
So should you lay me down to sleep
Similar to line 33, another reference to bedtime prayer.
The angels will have turned from me
Anticipating a loss of divine protection in sleep.
Do what I can to cooperate
Reiteration of doing one's best to cooperate.
All I ask is I fall back to sleep
Asking for a return to sleep despite challenges.
And I will let you be
Offering peace by letting go of concerns.
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