Nine, Ten
Eternal Wakefulness: Unraveling the Night in 'Nine, Ten' by Infected Rain
Lyrics
Never sleep again!
Encourages a state of perpetual wakefulness.
Are you asleep or are you awake?
Poses a question about the listener's current state of consciousness.
Never sleep again!
Reiterates the call to avoid sleeping.
Darkness like solid silver
Describes darkness with a metallic quality.
The moon light grows dimmer.
Portrays a fading moonlight.
Nursing the heavy burden,
Expresses the burden of an undisclosed weight.
9,10 never sleep again!
Repetition of the directive to never sleep again.
Lost in your surroundings
Feeling lost within one's immediate environment.
Stuck within your boundaries.
Feeling confined by personal limitations.
Vigil, wakeful life,
Describes a vigilant and wakeful existence.
Festered into the night.
Suggests a festering or worsening situation during the night.
The moonless, sleepless night
Depicts a moonless night causing darkness.
Put a shadow on your eyes.
Indicates that the lack of moonlight casts shadows on the eyes.
Thoughts wandering aimlessly,
Thoughts meandering without direction.
Surrender to the dark carelessly.
Encourages surrender to the darkness without caution.
Darkness like solid silver
Repeats the description of darkness with a metallic quality.
The moon light grows dimmer.
Reiterates the diminishing moonlight.
Nursing the heavy burden,
Repeats the expression of carrying a heavy burden.
9,10 never sleep again.
Restates the directive to never sleep again.
All around you empty and black!
Describes the surroundings as empty and black.
Are you asleep or are you awake?
Reiterates the earlier question about the listener's state of consciousness.
Never sleep again!
Emphasizes the perpetual nature of wakefulness.
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