Sleeping in the Dark

Yearning for Moonlight: Embracing the Shadows in 'Sleeping in the Dark'
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Lyrics

I don't need you to sing me a lullabye tonight

I don't need comforting words or reassurance before sleep.

I just want you to bring me a piece of the moonlight

I desire a sense of tranquility and emotional connection.


Because I'm tired of sleeping in the dark

Expressing weariness of being in the darkness, both literal and metaphorical.

I'm tired of sleeping in an empty bed with an empty heart

Feeling the emptiness of a bed and heart, indicating loneliness.


I don't need you to pour any liquor in my drink

Rejecting the idea of drowning sorrows in alcohol.

My spirits wouldn't soar

Anticipating a negative emotional response if consuming alcohol.

My heart would just sink into the ground

Emphasizing potential emotional descent and heartache.

Whiskey-soaked and lonely

Describing a state of loneliness accompanied by alcohol.

Without a sound

Highlighting the quiet despair and lack of communication.

Descending deeper down

Continuation of emotional decline and sinking feelings.

Slumping to a slow beat

Depicting a slow, melancholic rhythm of life.


But I know I must be dreaming

Awareness of being in a dream-like state while conscious.

As I lie here awake

Contrasting dreams with the harsh reality of loneliness.

The light I've been looking for went out years ago

Expressing the loss of a guiding light in life.

And my heart can't unbreak

Acknowledging a heartbreak that cannot be undone.


I don't need you to tell me that things will work out right

Rejecting false assurances about the future.

I want to feel your heartbeat when I wake up at midnight

Desiring the emotional reassurance of a partner's heartbeat.


Because I'm tired of sleeping in the dark

Reiterating the weariness of darkness and loneliness.

I'm tired of sleeping in an empty bed with an empty heart

Reemphasizing the emptiness in bed and heart.


I don't need you to read me another goodnight moon

Rejecting the need for traditional bedtime stories.

I can't even see you in this pitch black room

Expressing the inability to see the partner in the dark.


And I'm so tired of sleeping in the dark

Reiterating exhaustion from sleeping in darkness and loneliness.

I'm tired of sleeping in an empty bed with an empty heart

Stressing the recurring theme of emptiness in bed and heart.


But I know I must be dreaming

Awareness of dreaming while wide awake.

As I lie here awake

Contrasting the dream-like state with the reality of lost light.

The light I've been looking for went out years ago

Acknowledging the absence of a guiding light for years.

And my heart can't unbreak

Expressing the irreversibility of heartbreak.


I don't need you to make me valerian tea

Rejecting the need for remedies like valerian tea.

I just want you to light me a lamp so I can see

Desiring the simple act of bringing light into the darkness.


Because I'm tired of sleeping in the dark

Reiterating weariness of sleeping in darkness and loneliness.

I'm tired of sleeping in an empty bed with an empty heart

Emphasizing the emptiness in bed and heart as a recurring theme.

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