Sleep Is Wrong

The official lyrics in the booklet say 'Writhing in the old bliss'. So maybe it should be editted.

I have always thought that this song was describing the thoughts of an anxious insomniac.

every other website on the internet says "Writhing in the old bliss," but i swear he's saying "Writhing in the opus."

I don't really know what this song is about, or much about the band, but they're sick. People need to start posting here because Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is Amazing, if you don't belive me then listen to 1997 than whatever else. Anyways, i think this song has to do how we are raised in a way to work all the time, work hard, and not slack off. Sleep could be seen as a metaphor for resting or relaxing or something that isn't doing work, and since it isn't work, it's wrong. The never gonna cry or die parts work with that too, but i don't understand the never coming home - maybe running away from home? - anyways, i don't know and i would appreciate some feedback if anyone at all knows anything about this band.

I don't know elfrijol, "Writhing in the old bliss" matches better grammatically or whatever with "Reeling in the sweet grip." Also, "old bliss" is something you presumably would "never forget" ...opus just seems wrong.

this band is crazy.woooooooooooooooo

in response to Drummah Boih, i agree with your whole theory, but maybe it's more of a family issue, i.e. making your father proud by never sleeping, never slacking off from work, never crying, never dying, until one day you crack, run away and don't return.

either that or it's like, 'when i go out to work i'm never coming home to rest, i will remain at my job.'

DISCUSS.

I agree with the second idea of yours, nagman. I'm now listening to this song for the first time. I can barely find anything of theirs on Limewire, I only got this and A Hymn To The Morning Star. Great stuff.

I think that growing up is a euphemism for death, and sleeping is possibly rebirth. just my thoughts though, and if you ask me to prove something then you should commit suicide. there's no agreement, just interpretation. be original.

I got three opinions. First is an extension on what Drummah Boih said but, "When I go out I'm never coming home" means that the day a person goes to get a job, he will never come home the same person. He's a new person, motivated by work.

Second is that the whole thing's about nightmares or otherwise being scared to go to sleep: Writhing in the old bliss/reeling in the sweet grip - having pain in dreams. Your eyes are yours to close - someone is being tempted to sleep through trying to stay awake so long they've grown too tired. When I grow up I'm never gonna sleep - childish thoughts that it's possible to avoid nightmares by simply not sleeping. When I go out I'm never coming home - once the nightmare starts, it's gonna take a huge fright to shake yourself outta the dream.

Or perhaps, this song is about someone who is very close to dying: Writhing in the old bliss - a lot of pain Reeling in the sweet grip - "reeling in" is a term in fishing ... getting closer to the sweet grip = death Your eyes are yours to close - the minute you close your eyes you're submitting to death but that temptation is always there when you're in agony. When I go out I'm never coming home - once you're dead you're never coming back Do not go gently - fight on to survive Sleep is wrong - when you give up you die