Story Behind The Song
inspirations came from friends and stories. a few MIT students killed themselves from stress.
Song Description
a student busy studying all night, a girl whose boyfriend just left, a kid whose parents are fighting and a lonely cat lady are all lonely, depressed people who can't sleep at night
| Song Length |
4:48 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Classical - Classical |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Composed |
Subject |
Sleep, Tired, Fatigued, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Open books, coffee mug, tired eyes at 4am
Endless words, open mouth, too many facts to feed the brain
One more exam, he can't be calm with his head pressed between his palms
Then he thinks, there's no surprise that students kill themselves
The other side of her bed, first time that it felt so cold
Said goodbye, packed his bags and he walked out of the door
And his sweetness and his smiles, they were nothing but a dream
Then she thinks in this life there's nothing good that lasts
No one's sleeping tonight cause what's the point of dreaming anyway?
His chanting mouth, his closed eyes, his hands press tightly on his ears
Ignoring the world outside with his yelling and her tears
The lights next door gradually light with each yell, with each scream
Then he thinks there's no surprise that children run away
She comes home one more time to the darkness and the cat
Her friends they all lost touch, she was too difficult for them
And the laughter and the pleasure that she didn't have in years
Then she thinks in this life nothing really matters
No one's sleeping tonight cause what's the point of dreaming anyway?