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I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
Perhaps it's just your imagination
Day after day, it reappears
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill
Day after day, it reappears
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day.
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
It's just overkill
Day after day, it reappears
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
Perhaps it's just your imagination
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day.
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
It's just overkill
Night after night, my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Song Info
Submitted by
ellie117 On Sep 25, 2007
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okay. seriously, this isn't by dashboard confessional either. unless he did a cover. so WHY are all of these songs on here?
DC released a cover album called the wire tapes vol 1 that was only sold at shows.
God guys, get with the fuckin program alright?! COVERS. yes, COVERS, people aren't that dumb to just put a bunch of random songs on here that he didn't do.
who sings it originally?
I looked on another site and this guy called colin hay sung it. Don't know if he was the original artist tho.
Colin Hay wrote this song while he was lead singer of Men At Work, he has since also released it as a solo artist, and can be seen performing it in Scrubs Season 2 Episode 1 My Overkill. It is an awesome song and I love Dashboard's Cover of it
i love DC's cover! It's a great song!
My band performed this song at a competition last year. Even though it's an acoustic song the audience went wild and managed to sing so loud that they drowned out our vocalist.