Sleep
Seeking Solace: A Song's Plea for Rest
Lyrics
Please don't talk no more
Please refrain from talking further
It's just that I'm half asleep
The speaker is partially asleep
And not a sudden case of nasty manner
Not a sudden display of rudeness but a consequence of drowsiness
You've been here all night
You have been present throughout the night
Just waiting for the final line to make this more than a warm encounter
Waiting for a conclusive moment to elevate this encounter
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
The speaker is fatigued and desires to sleep
I need some time to rest my weary head
Expressing the need for time to rejuvenate
With all your worry about the things I need
Your concern about my needs is adding to my fatigue
Why don't you let me
Suggesting to allow the speaker some rest
Why don't you let me
Repetition for emphasis on the request for rest
Why don't you let me sleep
An explicit plea to be allowed to sleep
Please turn out the light
Asking to turn off the light for better sleep
I don't care if you stay or go
Indifference about someone staying or leaving as long as the speaker can sleep
Just as long as I get some shut eye
Emphasizing the importance of getting some sleep
And if I don't reply to all your mumbling in the dark
If the speaker doesn't respond to nighttime talk, it's due to exhaustion
It's your fault that I'm too tired to answer
Attributing tiredness to the other person's continuous talk
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
Reiterating the desire to sleep
I need some time to rest my weary head
Expressing the need for rest once again
And if there's one more night like one of these
If another night is similar, a plea to be allowed to sleep
Then you better let me, You better let me
Repetition of the request to be allowed to sleep
You better let me sleep
Emphasizing the urgency to be allowed to sleep
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