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While You Were Sleeping

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I’ll Write it down misunderstanding I try to speak it but you're already asleep expensive time expensive triggers I fall asleep to soothing static on the screen

Tonight if you’re awake at all
Tonight if you're awake
Tonight if you're awake at all
Tonight if you're awake

Still we find common footing the tide that binds my be(?) our own worst enemy

Tonight if you're awake at all
Tonight if you're awake
Tonight if you're awake at all
Tonight if you're awake

While you were sleeping I’ll say I’m sorry that I take you for granted

Every unsuspecting scene that we're supposed to make believe that we're not tearing at the seams we hang on, we hang on. don't wait so long.

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devo2234 On May 04, 2004

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Cover art for While You Were Sleeping lyrics by Get Up Kids, The

by stubby the pirate

20y ago

ive never heard this song but for a second i thaught it was martyr me

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by dotheycollide

20y ago

where can you get this song?

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by rwiggum

19y ago

This song is actually from a set of Guilt Show demos found on a secret site for a while after the CD was released. It Is indeed an early version of Martyr Me, but it is pretty much an entirely different song. It should be up on the soon-to-be-launched Get Up Kids Retrospective site, but if you don't want to wait, check on the Get Up Kids forums.

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