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Sleep! Lyrics

My head on the ground with my mouth full of dirt
Your foot in my face is what keeps me alive
When it's over, when it's over, when it's over
When this is over, I want sleep
Opened the door with a gun in his hand
Sometimes I think I'm gonna catch it in the back
Feed me a line, I've had a few
Clean my clock, guess I had it coming
When it's over, when it's over, when it's over
When this is over, I want sleep
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
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Cover art for Sleep! lyrics by Big Black

Overall it looks like it´s about a man that has made horrible things and got caught, he had a few lines because at first he started softly but he wanted more and more.

The principal quote: "i want sleep", that is even in the name, shows someone who after commiting crimes wants a relief. That relief could be things like repent, but could also be like sex for him and want to sleep.

Maybe sleep will make him forget what he do, waiting to have the same energy, double life, etc.

But now he can´t hide from his death.

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