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I'm Not Sleeping Lyrics
Turn on the water
Close the door
I won't let you tear me down
Just another moment
When the sound of your voice
Cuts me to the ground
Locked in here just to make
Myself feel better
Look in the mirror
And tell myself that I'm okay
I know it doesn't matter
Whatever I do
It's always second best
Exactly what you wanted
You opened me up
The secrets I confessed
But I'm not here just to make
You feel better
Stroke your ego
Live happy ever after
Cause I'm not sleeping
And I ain't dreaming
And I ain't fooled anymore
I'm not sleeping
Just to wake up on the floor
I'm not sleeping...
Anymore
So many times
I wanted to go
But I just lost my way
Watching you unravelling
The last piece of thread
That held me into place
I don't care if you hear a word
I'm saying
I can only hear
The voices screaming in my head
Cause I'm not sleeping
And I ain't dreaming
And I ain't fooled anymore
I'm not sleeping
Just to wake up on the floor
I'm not sleeping
I done beat your game
But I’m not even sleeping no more,
I’m not even tired
And I’m sick of dreaming pain
Tossin' and turnin' all night
And wakin' wide up
Now I'm really lookin' at the door
Should've made this move before
I can't take this anymore
I don't want no more nightmares
In the night
No not tonight
I done seen the light
I gotta free my mind
And wake up, wake up
Close the door
I won't let you tear me down
Just another moment
When the sound of your voice
Cuts me to the ground
Myself feel better
Look in the mirror
And tell myself that I'm okay
Whatever I do
It's always second best
Exactly what you wanted
You opened me up
The secrets I confessed
You feel better
Stroke your ego
Live happy ever after
And I ain't dreaming
And I ain't fooled anymore
I'm not sleeping
Just to wake up on the floor
I'm not sleeping...
Anymore
I wanted to go
But I just lost my way
Watching you unravelling
The last piece of thread
That held me into place
I'm saying
I can only hear
The voices screaming in my head
And I ain't dreaming
And I ain't fooled anymore
I'm not sleeping
Just to wake up on the floor
I'm not sleeping
But I’m not even sleeping no more,
I’m not even tired
And I’m sick of dreaming pain
Tossin' and turnin' all night
And wakin' wide up
Now I'm really lookin' at the door
Should've made this move before
I can't take this anymore
I don't want no more nightmares
In the night
No not tonight
I done seen the light
I gotta free my mind
And wake up, wake up
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It's about finally breaking away from an abusive relationship. Enough is enough, and it's time to finally wake up from denial.
i looooooooove this song. believe it or not, it's one of my all-time favorites. and i don't really have many so that's saying a lot. both the lyrics and music are just beautiful to me.
A lot of the songs from this album are about breaking away from bad relationships. I wish The Color Of Silence album had given Tiffany the commercial success she deserved. Perhaps if she had the backing of a major label things would have been different.