Sleep Alone Lyrics

Lyric discussion by lungs-locked 

Cover art for Sleep Alone lyrics by Bat for Lashes

For the first lines: "You know my darling I can't stand to sleep alone No sweetheart in the dark to call my own" I think that she's talking about how sleeping by yourself at night is lonely because it's so much nicer to sleep next to someone and when you don't have this anymore you really miss it, which I think is really shown in the line "No sweetheart in the dark to call my own". I think that she wants to show how when you're going out with someone it is like they're yours especially at night which is normally when you feel closest to them.

I definitely felt closest to my girlfriend when we were in bed at night. Not in the obvious way but there was a strange and powerful mood that always descended over us that made us feel serious and solemn and sincere as if we were saying goodbye and this is how I really feel about you and we would say how we felt: I love you and you mean everything to me. Being in love is a wonderful thing to have happen to you.