I Go to Sleep
Dreaming of Love: Embracing the Distance in 'I Go to Sleep'
Lyrics
When I look up from my pillow
Reflecting on waking moments, shifting attention from a state of rest.
I dream you are there with me
Imagining the presence of a distant person in a dream while asleep.
Though you are far away
Acknowledging physical separation but affirming emotional closeness.
I know you'll always be near to me
Belief in the enduring proximity of the distant person.
I go to sleep, sleep
Expressing the act of transitioning into a state of sleep.
And imagine that you're there with me
Continuing the dreamlike experience, maintaining a connection in sleep.
I go to sleep, sleep
Reiteration of the act of going to sleep with the imagined presence.
And imagine that you're there with me
Repeating the theme of envisioning a loved one while asleep.
I look around me
Observing the surroundings, feeling the emotional proximity of the person.
And feel you are ever so close to me
Sensing the loved one's closeness in the immediate environment.
Each tear that flows from my eye
Associating tears with memories of the distant person.
Brings back memories of you to me
Emotional response to tears, linking them to memories of the beloved.
I go to sleep, sleep
Reiteration of the sleep and imagination process with the loved one.
And imagine that you're there with me
Continuing the theme of envisioning the presence during sleep.
I go to sleep, sleep
Repeating the expression of going to sleep and imagining the loved one.
And imagine that you're there with me
Reaffirming the act of visualizing the presence while in a state of sleep.
I was wrong, I will cry
Acknowledging a past mistake, expressing the intention to cry.
I will love you till the day I die
Committing to love until the end of life.
You were all, you alone and no one else
Affirming the singular importance of the beloved, excluding others.
You
Concluding with a declaration of love for the specific person.
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