This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
There sat a new test
Much harder that you bought in
As for the unseen, just take care of what you will
Light the silent alarm
We never think that we're missing much 'til
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
I need a new test
Then I set out to choose someone to
Light the soul like a kiln
Just imagine us chasing this with
Eyes scorned from sleep apnea
A slight of tongue as the seas are emptying
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Try to read off a letter that's falling apart
The sun and the moon I count sheep
Escape like an animal ready for my sleepless stroll
I found these shifting hours mistakenly used up
So I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for years
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Much harder that you bought in
As for the unseen, just take care of what you will
Light the silent alarm
We never think that we're missing much 'til
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
I need a new test
Then I set out to choose someone to
Light the soul like a kiln
Just imagine us chasing this with
Eyes scorned from sleep apnea
A slight of tongue as the seas are emptying
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Try to read off a letter that's falling apart
The sun and the moon I count sheep
Escape like an animal ready for my sleepless stroll
I found these shifting hours mistakenly used up
So I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for years
I gasp and hold my breath
These needs have changed so deep
To face you all and say
I've been awake for
Ever
Ever
Ever
Ever
Lyrics submitted by beiselb, edited by adam108634
Sleep Apnea Lyrics as written by Samuel Loeffler Peter Loeffler
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Reading it...Knowing what sleep apnea is...Makes sense...for me though..i connect cuz i feel like im missing something when i sleep or like that time could've been spent doing something better..and in a way i feel like im killing myself when i do it..which is why i think this one has a double meaning...cuz the line ''these needs have changed so deep'' is ,to me, saying he has other priorities other than sleep plus some other lines..
I believe this song is about the ancient flower of life/ MERKABA meditation it's also a sacred geometric structure for conciousness.
" I GASP AND HOLD MY BREATH " Sounds like the 17+1 pranayama breaths you take in the MERKABA meditation ... (( Breath 1: place your hands in the following, thumb and first finger together, palms up. Empty lungs. Begin the breath taught above. Nostrils only. On the IN breath visualize red light, open your root chakra, HOLD BREATH , pulse the breath, short inhale. Exhale, slowly out of the nose, fill the upper tetrahedron with red light than the lower. Pause, pulse the eyes. )) " THESE NEEDS HAVE CHANGED SO DEEP" meaning he no longer feels the physical/ material world is empty and cant give the fulfillment he desires but more of the need to be deeply connected to a higher or spiritual source. " TO FACE YOU ALL AND SAY IVE BEEN AWAKE FOR YEARS/EVER" that he's been sleeping and finally reached some amount of enlightenment "awake"
Please check out these links if maybe you think the same
crystalinks.com/merkabah.html
youtu.be/595EbON0kMQ
Love & light
@Love&light i created an account here just to reply you that what you wrote gave some really good giggles
easily my favorite song on the cd along with this circus, i know it sounds crazy but when i listen to this it sounds to me like he's talking about being abducted by aliens or something along those lines, it would go along with the album title at least, i know its a reach but oh well, its only after a few listens. i dont know how you got anything out of the part when he says "escape like an animal" because the animal part just sounds like mumbling to me but it seems to fit so good job.
@kaw4f LOL WHAT <br /> did you say being abducted <br /> by aliens? LMAOROFLWTFLOL
There sat a new test Much harder that you bought in As for the unseen Just take care of what you will Light the silent alarm We never think that We're missing much Till
I gasp and hold my breath These needs had changed so deep To face you all and say I've been awake for years / forever
I need a new test Then I set out to choose Someone to Light the soul like a kiln Just imagine us chasing this with Eyes scorned from sleep apnea A slight of tongue as the seas Are emptying
Try to read off a letter that's Falling apart The sun and the moon I count sheep Escape like an animal I'm ready for My sleepless stroll
I've felt these shifting hours Mistakenly used up
100% correct, from the booklet in the new album :D Awesome song
YES!!! these are the correct lyrics here!
This is my 3rd Favorite song off the new album. Number one and two are:
I think this dude copied and pasted the lyrics I interpreted on Youtube and changed some of it up, but it doesn't matter...
"light the sun like a kiln" "then i set out to choose someone" "the sun and the moon i can't cheat" "i found these shifting hours mistakenly used up"
What??? I didn't copy anything??? Get over yourself.
I wasn't blaming you. Jeez...<br /> <br /> It's just that the part where it said the following was exactly like mine (except I said cheat instead of see) on Youtube:<br /> "Try to read off a letter that's falling apart<br /> The sun and the moon I can't see<br /> Escape like an animal<br /> I'm ready for my sleepless stroll"<br /> <br /> Like I said tho it doesn't matter since you changed some of it up. :P
and if you are bbeisel on Youtube you even sent me a comment saying "Nice work. It seems pretty close to me"<br /> <br /> so ha...lol
lol........hey Chevellion when will you or this guy put the lyrics up for the rest of the album on this site?
I'll start submitting the lyrics for the rest of the songs A.S.A.P. =]<br /> Hopefully my pre-order will come soon. I figure it should've gotten here by now...
Oh yea.. I just noticed that you did post lyrics on youtube and I did comment on them. I was working on them too. Yours were close to what I had. I mean the lyrics aren't too hard to figure out besides a few words here and there.
I just submitted lyrics to A New Momentum, so hopefully they'll be up soon.
it is "the sun and moon, I count sheep" counting sheep to try to sleep..get it?
The chorus is:
I gasp and hold me breath These needs have chains so deep To face you all the same I've been awake for...
Also, in the second verse:
Eyes scorned from sleep apnea A slight of tongue as the seas are emptied
Yea I couldn't decide between chains or changed. Tough to make out..<br /> <br /> Same with gone and scorned. Thought about that too. <br /> <br /> Guess we'll find out next week.
After listening to it again I agree with you on chains so I changed it.
"as the seas are emptying"
That's what Pete has said about this song: "'Sleep Apnea' is sort of a, it's kind of a joke how when you're on tour you're always trying to catch up on your sleep. It's just a heavy rock song that I would love to hear on the radio." (proof link ultimate-guitar. com/news/upcoming_releases/chevelle_tentative_album_title_revealed.html)
So, we know the meaning of these lyrics :)
"try to read off a letter that's falling apart" obviously a letter from a theif lol
After listening to the acoustic version of this I think the lyrics are 100% accurate or pretty darn close now.