Story Behind The Song
I like the idea that when two people are in love they are asleep to the rest of the world.
Song Description
The Sleepers are a kind of mythical pair of lovers that a lonely insomiac keeps seeing and he wishes he could become like them.
| Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Dreams, Midnight, Night |
| Similar Artists |
David Bowie, John Lennon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
There go the sleepers, out for a walk at night.
The clouds they were heavy, but the stars were very bright.
They thought for a moment that this was a special night.
Thunder was rolling and the moon passed by on a bike.
Oh, there they go.
Oh, there they go.
Oh, there they go.
There go the sleepers, out for a midnight ride.
The angel and dreamer, arm and arm and side by side.
They thought for a moment that this was a special night.
Their lips they were touching and their face reflected light.
Sometime I close my eyes real tight and then I see, I?m not asleep, it?s being awake, so very late, that frightens me.
Oh, there they go.
Oh, there they go.
Oh, there they go.
There go the sleepers.
There go the sleepers.