Story Behind The Song
I moved to Los Angeles after turning 21 and broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years at the time. It was an impulsive decision to relocate and I found myself watching the clock. I couldn't sleep and I was alone. This song is about how I felt at the time.
Song Description
A song relating to the insomniacs and the restless ones. This is a song about our thoughts getting the best of us in the long hours of the night, and feeling lonely about it.
| Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
Pop - Dance, Pop - General |
| Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Depressing, Distressed |
| Subject |
Time, Loneliness |
Similar Artists |
Florence + The Machine, Pink |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
"Restless"
Day and night, night and day
All that I can do is pray
All alone to lose myself
And this time you ain't here to help
Dream big let it live
I'm giving all that I could give
Scattered mind all the time
It's me that I can't seem to find
-Pre hook-
I don't know what time it is anymore (x3)
-hook
Why can't I sleep?
Sleep
I'm up all night
I don't feel all right
I can't break these ways
I'm restless today
What can I do? I need you
To make, to make, to make it through
To see your face I'll mark the day
We fly, we fly, we fly away
Dream big let it live
I'm giving all that I could give
Scattered mind, all the time
It's me that I can't seem to find
-Pre hook-
I don't know what time it is anymore (x3)
-hook
Why can't I sleep?
Sleep
I'm up all night
I don't feel all right
I can't break these ways
I'm restless today
-Bridge-
Sometimes I fall
Feel the hole in my heart
I long to feel a touch again from you
I want you here with me
So I can finally find a way to sleep
Why can't I sleep?
Without you
Sleep
I need you
I can't sleep
Without you
Sleep
I need you
I'm up all night
I don't feel all right
I can't break these ways
I'm restless today
Without you
I'm up all night
I don't feel all right
I can't break these ways
I'm restless today
Without you