Cover art for Why Can’t I Sleep by Jas (USA)

Why Can’t I Sleep

Jas (USA)
Track 7 on Yeah... 

Produced by

Jan. 1, 20121 viewer

Why Can’t I Sleep Lyrics

[Hook]
I wake up, from dreaming, no one can see what I've seen
So cold but, not freezing, I can't tell if this is a dream
I want it, I need it, so close but not in my reach
I'll get it, I'll seize it, I don't know why I can't sleep

[Verse 1]
If I don't wake up, please don't revive me
I'm tired of life when it's dull and unlively
Leave me to die, please I've already made my peace
No I really haven't but the shit just keeps piling
I don't want to end it, I just want it all to end
If I could go back, I'd probably do it all again
Not because I'm proud, but because I've made a trend
Consecutive let downs, the game will never end
Please blow the whistle, just call it a tie
Everybody leave so I can close my fucking eyes
I just need to go to sleep
I'm tired of these lies
Tired of trying to hide everything I have inside
And I'm blind, blind of everything but my dreams
Trying to find my way, in a hazy reality
So I can climb in bed, and get under the sheets
And finally relax, maybe I can go to sleep

[Hook]
[Verse 2]
The sweat starts to pour, and my head begins to rush
I can't figure out why I keep waking up
The thought of you is fresh, and that's what really sucks
Cuz I miss you, and I need you
Without you I'm stuck
Help me back up, help me gain control
I don't want to lose the game but I've already paved the road
And I'll follow to the end
When I wake up, I'm there
I just want to go home, tap my heels tug my hair
I'm impaired by the layers of insomnia
Thought I had it all, but I guess I was wrong when I
Woke up and noticed that everything was gone
In reality, I never had it all along
See the thing is I can dream, but I can't fall asleep
No good night's rest, waking up tired as can be
Sewing up the seam, just to make it down the stream
Maybe our lives are really better than our dreams

[Hook]

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Release Date
January 1, 2012
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