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I'm So Tired Lyrics
I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink
I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink
No, no, no
I'm so tired, I don't know what to do
I'm so tired, my mind is set on you
I wonder should I call you but I know what you would do
You'd say I'm putting you on
But it's no joke, it's doing me harm
You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain
You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
You know I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
I'm so tired, I'm feeling so upset
Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette
And curse Sir Walter Raleigh
He was such a stupid git
You'd say I'm putting you on
But it's no joke, it's doing me harm
You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain
You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
You know I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink
No, no, no
I'm so tired, my mind is set on you
I wonder should I call you but I know what you would do
But it's no joke, it's doing me harm
You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain
You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
You know I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette
And curse Sir Walter Raleigh
He was such a stupid git
But it's no joke, it's doing me harm
You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain
You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
You know I'd give you everything I've got
For a little peace of mind
For a little peace of mind
For a little peace of mind
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John wrote the song when he was in India. He was apparently meditating too much and was having trouble sleeping at night. The line "My mind is set on you" is directed at Yoko Ono. Sir Walter Raleigh is the guy who introduced tobacco to England.
thank you! for that Sir Walter Raleigh info
thank you! for that Sir Walter Raleigh info
The bit about Cursing Walter Raleigh is a direct reference to hom needing a cigerette. part of the reason he can't sleep is because he needs another one. He was a stupid git because he introduced smoking into England.
"Get" or "git" is a typically Northern insult - its literal meaning is "bastard", and it is a corruption of the verb "to beget". A friend of mine from "oop north" has written complete songs consisting of the prase "stupid git"!
Doesn't "Sir Walter Raleigh" sound like "The walls around me"?
@Bite Me Yup, but it doesn’t go with the pronoun in the next line…
@Bite Me Yup, but it doesn’t go with the pronoun in the next line…
This is John in India. Though he's still with his first wife, he's recently fallen in love with Yoko and missing her something awful. He's frustrated and wants to be near her. This song is a manifestation of that. A nice piece of work.
john lennon cant sleep...and he writes a song that will go on the white album. if only my insomnia were so productive..."stupid get"-- i wish i were british and could use cool insult words like "get"
the song is about cold turkey herion detox
the song is about cold turkey herion detox
I agree with bite me, it does sound "The walls around me"
...great observation BM...this song sums up every relationship i've ever been in...you want to clear your mind with her love but as the tension grows insomnia, drugs, and depression intertwine to make this new form of living...loneliness...wdc
any idea what's being mumbled at the very end?
@rabidpenguin This is 18 years later, but maybe the mumbling at the end is him finally losing it, or falling asleep just enough to try and say what he needs to say, but then is startled awake again because he can't sleep. I have insomnia and that happens to me.
@rabidpenguin This is 18 years later, but maybe the mumbling at the end is him finally losing it, or falling asleep just enough to try and say what he needs to say, but then is startled awake again because he can't sleep. I have insomnia and that happens to me.
play the song backwards and you hear what is being said