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Serenading Sleepless Yearning
Lyrics
Are you sleeping well at night
Asking about the quality of sleep
Or has your mind been in the care
Wondering if thoughts occupy the mind
Of something in you that just might
Suggesting an internal struggle
Keep you turning as you stare
Implies restlessness or unease
At moving shadows on the wall
Noticing illusions or uncertainties
Above your head, inside it all
Signifying deeper contemplation
Just a captivating method
Describing a compelling distraction
Of killing time wasted in bed
Wasting time in a state of inactivity
Cause for me, trying to sleep
Expressing difficulty in resting
Feels like treading up a stream
Metaphor for challenging progress
Your current's wider than I thought
Realizing the obstacle is larger than expected
So I'll lie awake in the light of the moon
Choosing wakefulness under the moon's light
Hoping its tide pulls me closer to you
Yearning for closeness despite obstacles
Lost my heart along the river
Admitting losing emotional attachment
Haven't felt like this before
Experiencing unfamiliar emotions
And now my mind does all the beating
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed
Leaves me breathless wanting more
Desiring more despite breathlessness
Than just imaginary stories
Seeking more than imagined situations
Written all across my walls
Referring to emotional experiences
To feel your waves crash down upon me
Craving intensity and passion
And find some peace within your storm
Desiring tranquility amidst turmoil
Cause for me, trying to sleep
Reiterating the struggle to sleep
Feels like treading up a stream
Continuing the metaphor of difficult progress
Your current's wider than I thought
Reinforcing the enormity of the obstacle
So I'll lie awake in the light of the moon
Choosing wakefulness for connection
Hoping its tide pulls me closer to you
Desiring closeness despite challenges
Are you sleeping well at night
Repeating the initial inquiry
Or has your mind been in the care
Reiterating concern for the mind's state
Of something in you that just might
Repeating the notion of internal conflict
Keep you turning as you stare
Indicating persistent distraction or unrest
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