No more will I play along
And no more will tell myself how it's gonna be from now on
'Cause I've been stalling in between
And I've been dragging my feet
Making bets that this isn't happening

And I sleepwalk around two feet off the ground
While the real world is trying to reach me
And when the rain comes down I see it all now

Standing on the great divide
Of some collission between ordinary and imaginary life
And this could be your lucky day
'cause if tomorrow ever comes
You'll be looking, looking the other way

And you sleepwalk around two feet off the ground
While the real world is trying to reach you
With stories that you already knew

It pulls you and pushes you

And you sleepwalk around two feet off the ground
While the real world is trying to reach you
When the rain comes down you'll find yourself now
Nowhere


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Song for a Sleepwalker Lyrics as written by Paul Anthony Dempsey Stephanie Ashworth

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    nah

    robomalpa1on January 29, 2005   Link
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    nah what?

    Lead2BurnedHopeon March 07, 2005   Link
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    to me this song is about just existing and not living. You walk around not being aware of what is happening around you. The lines between reality and imagination are blurred.

    epakon June 13, 2005   Link
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    Cool song. Similar to how I feel sometimes.. just there and doing whatever it is I have to, but not living as such.

    !!**!!on June 27, 2005   Link
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    The existing and not living point is definitely there, and I think Paul really emphasizes his last point, which is that when the time comes you'll realise what you've become and where you are: nowhere.

    snake_111on August 11, 2006   Link
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    to me this song means a lot, it describes the everyday struggle I have with Depersonalization Disorder.

    clairethecaton October 06, 2008   Link
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    you have to feel this song to understand it. it's one of those songs in instantly related to.

    jessicaannexxon October 16, 2009   Link

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