Lyrics
Sleep tonight little girl
Suggests comforting a young girl before sleep.
Go right in through
Encouraging the girl to enter a dream state.
No-one can wake you now
Assuring that no one can disturb her rest.
You're falling through your dreams
Describing her descent into dreams.
Sliding down every beam
Imagery of sliding gracefully through dreams.
''cause you don't know how
Highlighting her innocence and lack of awareness.
Don't know how to hurt
She is unaware of how to cause harm.
Don't know how to lie
Emphasizing her truthfulness and honesty.
You just don't know how to do it
Stating her inability to perform negative actions.
You couldn't if you tried
Asserting that negative actions are beyond her capability.
''cause you're wired to the moon
Suggests a unique, dreamy, or eccentric nature.
You innocent light
Her innocence will eventually be overshadowed.
Will be shadows too soon
Warning of the fleeting nature of innocence.
Sleep little angel
Reiteration of the child-like state.
Stay wired to the moon
Encouraging the girl to stay in the dreamlike state.
Faraway in the night
Describing a distant scene, possibly in a dream.
I saw my mother
The speaker recalls seeing his mother in a dream.
She was looking at you
His mother observes the sleeping girl.
She said to me "My son
His mother advises him not to disturb the girl's dreams.
Don't you wake that little girl
Despite the speaker's desire, he's cautioned not to wake her.
Though I know you're wanting to
The mother acknowledges the speaker's temptation.
''cause you're wanting to laugh
Desire to laugh and play but cautioned against it.
And you're wanting to play
Highlighting the conflict between desire and restraint.
Leave her in sweet dreams
Suggesting leaving her in the bliss of dreams.
She may lose them one day
Awareness that dreams may be lost one day.
Keep her wired to the moon"
Reiterating the advice to keep her in a dreamlike state.
Like a girl I once knew
Reference to another girl who was once happy.
She was once happy too
Implying a potential loss of happiness over time.
Sleep little angel
Reiteration of the speaker's wish for the girl to sleep.
Stay wired to the moon
Final encouragement for the girl to stay in a dream state.
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