When you close your eyes and go to sleep
And it's down to the sound of a heartbeat
I can hear the things that you're dreamin' about
When you open up your heart and the truth comes out

You tell me that you want me
You tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me
And I know that I'm right
'Cause I hear it in the night

I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep

When I hold you in my arms at night
Don't you know you're sleepin' in a spotlight
And all your dreams that you keep inside
You're tellin' me the secrets that you just can't hide

You tell me that you want me
You tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me
And I know that I'm right
'Cause I hear it in the night

I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep

When you close your eyes, and you fall asleep
Everything about you is a mystery

You tell me that you want me
You tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me
And I know that I'm right
'Cause I hear it in the night

I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep
When you're talkin' in your sleep
I hear the secrets that you keep


Lyrics submitted by RaineBM1185, edited by 1AutumnAngel

Talking in Your Sleep Lyrics as written by Walter Palamarchuk Jimmy Marinos

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  • +3
    General Comment

    Something like this actually happened with my ex-fiance, she was talking in her sleep and it revealed everything I thought. Maybe not too common but after that I take this literally.

    darkehon October 18, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Ever try talking back?

    redshiftdazzleron December 15, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    wow im the first post ... I guess it means that in the throes of passion. we reveal our selves.. or rather she opens up after a wild night of sex

    CaniusSwisson April 24, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I can not believe there have not been more comments about this song. Perhaps this means everyone already knows the lyrics... Either way, this song is a fine example of classic 1980s musical talent at work! The lyrics to this tune may be representative of how a woman's non-verbal actions while at rest can speak far louder than her words.

    tad482on October 25, 2007   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation

    One way to interpret it is that the singer wants affection from this person, so he's desperately looking for signs of it ("don't you know you're sleeping in a spotlight.") But these assurances ("you tell me that need me, you tell me that you love me") are actually coming from a sleeping person, who could simply be dreaming about someone else---not necessarily the singer!----but this is so eager to believe the affection is for him (which probably isn't the case if he all he has as proof are sleepy mutterings!). Overall it feels like a lonely, pathetic, desperate, obsessive song-----the object of affection is distant, removed, asleep to him, but he's consumed by observing her, looking for any sign or word of affection, to the point of deluding himself into believing what he wants to be true----so in a way, he's asleep himself.

    FCon March 02, 2015   Link
  • -1
    General Comment

    I think that this guy wants to believe that his love interest is truthful and faithful, but the love interests has secrets which are revealed in dreamland. Which are not congruent with words...

    roblawhon2on November 17, 2017   Link

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