Come heavy sleepe the image of true death
And close up these my weary weeping eyes
Whose spring of tears doth stop my vitall breath
And tears my hart with sorrows sigh swoln cries

Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul
That living dies, that living dies, that living dies
Till thou on me be stoule

Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul
That living dies, that living dies, that living dies
Till thou on me be stoule

Come shape of rest and shadow of my end
Allied to death child to his blackfac'd, his blackfac'd night
Come thou and charme these rebels in my breast
Whose waking fancies doe my mind affright

O come sweet sleepe come or I die for ever
Come ere my last, comes come ere my last sleepe comes
Or come, or come never




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Come Heavy Sleep Lyrics as written by John Dowland George Arthur Kentros

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    This song is off of "Songs From the Labyrinth" and written by John Dowling.

    I am so sad, I would prefer to sleep. My heart is torn with sorrow. I’m tired, worn out and can’t handle this, so sleep—why don’t you take it instead. Let life be still in me.

    Come on, sleep. Just like death will make me forget, so will sleep—come and take this sadness away Because it’s driving me crazy So come on, sleep—if you don’t, I’ll die, so come or just forget it and never come

    sillybunnyon August 24, 2006   Link

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