Sleeper
Awakening the Night: The Powerful Message in 'Sleeper' by The Swellers
Lyrics
It's been a long time,
Expressing the passage of a significant amount of time.
But I'm here.
Affirmation of presence and readiness to engage.
I'm keeping your heart pumping.
Commitment to support and sustain emotional well-being.
'Cause all the bad guys in your life,
Reference to negative influences or challenges.
They never taught you nothing.
Critique of the lack of valuable lessons from those challenges.
And all the bad dreams that you had,
Acknowledgment of past unsettling dreams.
I thought they'd amount to something.
Expectation that those dreams would lead to something meaningful.
You'll stick around,
Commitment to stay, despite challenges.
But now it's your time to get out.
Recognition that it's now the individual's time to move forward.
And don't fall,
Advice or caution against succumbing to challenges.
Don't fall asleep tonight.
Emphasis on staying awake, both literally and metaphorically.
Because I,
Declaration of personal vigilance and alertness.
I won't fall asleep tonight.
Reiteration of the commitment not to fall asleep.
Not tonight.
Emphasizing the immediacy of the commitment ("Not tonight").
And don't fall,
Don't fall asleep tonight.
Repetition of the warning against falling asleep.
I won't let you fall.
Assurance of preventing the person from falling.
Walking on eggshells,
Metaphorical depiction of a cautious and delicate situation.
Or thin ice.
Describing a precarious situation that requires care.
I'm trying to save a life here.
Stating the intention to save a life in the given circumstances.
Just bite your tongue soon
Advising restraint in speech to avoid negative consequences.
Before you end up choking, too.
Caution against expressing oneself without caution.
I'm not convinced you're any different than before.
Doubt about the individual's perceived change from the past.
And don't fall,
Reiteration of the warning not to fall asleep.
Don't fall asleep tonight.
Emphasis on personal wakefulness and vigilance.
Because I,
Restating the commitment not to fall asleep.
I won't asleep tonight.
Emphasizing the immediacy of the commitment ("Not tonight").
Not tonight.
And don't fall,
Repetition of the warning against falling asleep.
Don't fall asleep tonight.
Assurance of preventing the person from falling.
I won't let you fall.
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