Don't Wake Me Up

Expressing a sense of vulnerability and emotional distress, seeking a way to overcome heartbreak and the emptiness within.

Can somebody make me get out of jail card

That'll work on a broke heart

Cause I left my strength in the gutter

Something's been pointing the trigger at my soul

and now there's a big hole

and I can't fill it up with liquor

Questioning the challenges faced and the toll it takes, pondering on the fairness of the situation, and expressing a desire for understanding and support.

How much have I gotta take?

Before this'll start to change

I'm not asking for more than what I deserve

Is this just the price I pay

Cause I wouldn't go away

and leave you alone to carry it on without me

Desiring a break from the harsh realities until life gains clarity and purpose. Expressing a wish for a fresh start and the opportunity to rebuild.

Don't wake me up till life starts making sense

Cause I've been killing myself again

Don't wake me up till there's meaning in the suffering

and God stops making enemies out of friends

Cause if I don't wake up then

Maybe I could begin again

Acknowledging personal struggles and the presence of inner demons. Reflecting on missed opportunities for improvement and growth.

I got a demon that's been chasing me down

and recently I've found he's probably been here forever

It's taken a lot to get me to where I am

but now that I look back, I could've done this so much better

Expressing confusion and regret over past actions, particularly a heartbreak. Conveying a sense of being torn apart emotionally.

What was I supposed to do?

What was I supposed to say?

It's not like I meant to fall apart

How could you go and take what you had no right to take

and tear out my heart

and take me apart piece by piece

Yearning for a second chance, willing to make significant sacrifices for a better outcome. Conveying a sense of desperation and reaching a breaking point.

I'll trade my last breath for a second chance

If it unchains my hands

Cause I can't take anymore

Expressing a hope for remembrance and understanding after death. Reflecting on the challenges faced and aspiring to be a better person in the end.

If I don't wake up I hope you remember me

and know that I did the best I could

And when you speak of me show pictures when I was young

Before the world took the light out of me

And at the end of your days when it's your turn to fall asleep

I hope you did this better than me

So when I see you next, we'll both be at peace and by then

I'll be a better man

Indicating a longing for a reunion after death, suggesting that true peace and transformation will come when one no longer wakes up.

That's when you'll see me again