When Nightmares Die
Embracing Light Through Darkness: When Nightmares Fade Away
Lyrics
Stay inside my room and close the blinds
Seeking isolation and privacy by shutting out external visibility.
Hoping they won’t hear me cry at night
Desiring not to be heard expressing emotional vulnerability during nighttime.
Haven’t been myself since my sister died
Experiencing a significant change in identity or demeanor after the death of a sibling.
My whole life I ain’t ever seen my sister cry
Throughout life, never witnessing the sister displaying emotions or tears.
Maybe that’s what keeps me up at night
Suggesting the absence of the sister’s vulnerability might affect the narrator's sleeplessness.
I can’t fall asleep, can’t even close my eyes
Inability to sleep or even close the eyes due to emotional distress.
I don’t wanna talk, I really wanna hide
Strong desire to avoid communication and conceal oneself.
I’ll come outside when the nightmares die
Expressing willingness to re-engage with the world when inner turmoil ceases.
When the nightmares die, yeah
Reiteration of the desire for the nightmares to end.
When the nightmares die
Repeated longing for the nightmares to cease.
I don’t come outside ‘cause I never feel alive
Feeling disconnected from life, hence avoiding outdoor exposure.
When the nightmares die, yeah
Similar sentiment of longing for the end of nightmares.
When the nightmares die
Reiteration of a desire to escape the torment of nightmares.
I don’t come outside ‘cause I never feel alive
Continued feeling of detachment from life experiences.
I’ve been feeling down and the drugs they all revive
Experiencing lows and seeking refuge in drugs for rejuvenation.
I don’t want no ones pity, please go ahead and stay quiet
Rejecting sympathy and preferring silence from others.
I don’t wanna live this life without you by my side
Expressing the unwillingness to navigate life without the departed sister.
I don’t wanna live this life without you by my side
Reiterating the reluctance to live without the sister's presence.
Pop a pill, I just wanna dim the noise now
Desire to numb the external chaos through medication.
I hear all these voices but the drugs turn the noise down
Drugs are a means to silence intrusive thoughts or external noises.
I don’t wanna think I guess I’d rather lose control now
Preferance for losing control over one's thoughts instead of overthinking.
When I heard the news my whole world, yeah it broke down
Emotional devastation upon learning of the sister's death.
You told me to stay strong and I’m afraid of breaking
Fear of emotional collapse despite being encouraged to remain strong.
Can’t comprehend this life and why the fuck it had to take you
Struggling to understand the reason behind the sister's departure.
Pour my feelings on a page but my heart won’t stop aching
Continuous emotional pain despite attempts to express feelings.
I’m not even sure if I will ever make it
Doubt about one's ability to endure or survive the grief.
Maybe that’s what keeps me up at night
Revisiting the absence of the sister's emotional vulnerability.
I can’t fall asleep, can’t even close my eyes
Struggling with sleep due to emotional distress, repetition of line 6.
I don’t wanna talk, I really wanna hide
Strong desire to withdraw and conceal oneself, repetition of line 7.
I’ll come outside when the nightmares die
Willingness to re-engage with the world upon the cessation of nightmares, repetition of line 8.
Maybe that’s what keeps me up at night
Reiterating the potential cause for the inability to sleep, repetition of line 5.
I can’t fall asleep, can’t even close my eyes
Continued struggle with sleep due to emotional turmoil, repetition of line 6.
I don’t wanna talk, I really wanna hide
Desire to avoid communication and hide, repetition of line 7.
I’ll come outside when the nightmares die
Expressing willingness to engage with the world when inner turmoil ends, repetition of line 8.
Maybe that’s what keeps me up at night
Repetition suggesting the continuous impact of the absence of sister's emotional display.
I can’t fall asleep, can’t even close my eyes
Continued struggle with sleep due to emotional distress, repetition of line 6.
I don’t wanna talk, I really wanna hide
Strong desire to withdraw and conceal oneself, repetition of line 7.
I’ll come outside when the nightmares die
Willingness to re-engage with the world upon the cessation of nightmares, repetition of line 8.
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