Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Asleep again!!

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HERE I AM 
ASLEEP AGAIN BUT SOMEHOW MY DREAMS 
ARE BLACK AND THROWN TO THE WIND


YOU'D THINK FOR
A SOCIETY THAT'S SIX FEET UNDER HALF THE TIME
WE'D OPEN OUR EYES AND DRAW THE BLINDS


HERE I AM 
ASLEEP ONCE MORE I HAVE TONS TO DO
BUT STILL I SNORE


YOU'D THINK FOR
A SOCIETY FULL OF CEMETERIES AND
DEAD SKIN
THAT WE'D STOP PRETENDING WE'RE
ALREADY IN OUR COFFINS


HERE I AM
ASLEEP AGAIN AND NOW MY BLANKETS
ARE CINDERS AND I DON'T 
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED


I'VE BEEN BURNING IN MY SHEETS FOR 
FAR TOO LONG
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STOP 
RESTING AND LIVE ON


AWAKE, AWAKE
IN THE DEAD 
OF THE NIGHT
MY EYE LIDS ARE HEAVY
BUT THE DROWSINESS
I MUST FIGHT
I TEAR FROM THE 
FLAMES ON MY BED
WHEN ARE WE GONNA 
WAKE UP THE LIVING DEAD?
I SLEEP TOO MUCH! 
THERE I SAID IT OUT LOUD
I'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO SLEEP
WHEN I'M DEAD UNDERGROUND! DK

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