Story Behind The Song
This title came to me when I was going through a breakup with a very close friend. It was so painful, and the only time it didn't hurt was when I was asleep. Yet it also kept me awake so that there was barely a respite from it.
Song Description
Moody emotional song begging for a respite from extreme emotional pain through sleep, which is hard to come by.
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Pop - General, R & B - Soul |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Restless |
Subject |
Pain, Sleeping Pills |
| Similar Artists |
Trella/Tommy Proffitt, Sarah Bareilles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
WHEN I'M AWAKE
Susan Simonson/Ceri Earle
There must be something I can take
To numb this endless miss-you pain
I need to sleep, I need a break
There must be something I can take
Pre
Wrap a straight jacket around my brain
Drip a little morphine in my veins
Knock me out, I don't care how, whatever it takes...cause
CHORUS
It only hurts when I'm awake
It only hurts when I'm awake
My eyes are open all the time these days
It only hurts when I'm awake
Post
Put me out, put me out, put me to sleep
Put me out, put me out
Put me out, put me out, put me to sleep
Put me out, put me out
Valium be my escape
Take me to another place
Where my memories all wash away
Valium be my escape
CHORUS
Bridge
Wrap a straight jacket around my brain
Drip a little morphine in my veins
Wrap a straight jacket around my brain
Around my brain
CHORUS
BD
My eyes are open all the time these days
It only hurts when I'm awake
It only hurts when I'm awake
It only hurts when I'm awake
It only hurts when I'm awake
It only hurts when I'm awake