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Sleepless Lyrics — The Decemberists | Dork

Lyrics
The Decemberists
Sleepless Lyrics

Lyrics

The Decemberists

Sleepless

From Dark Was the Night2009

Written by Colin Meloy

Produced by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner

Lyrics

Sleepless

As you lie before me now like a shadow On a pea green sea Never thought that I could find you so hollow Laying into me But this cup of wine All salt and brine's made me sleepy The sorrow sows A field of tears that will never yield a single penny But I don't know I've got nothing to hold onto Wished for gold so I could buy you a palace By the riverside You'd come in and I would fill your diamond chalice You were still alive But this cup of wine All salt and brine's made me sleepy And sorrow sows A field of tears that will never yield a single penny But I don't know I've got nothing to hold onto I've got nothing to hold onto Were you sleepless tearing at the air? Was the water everywhere? Were you fretful to wade into the room? I'd been wanting to hear from you - Oh no Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) You're weary lay 'em down You did your time so thank you very much Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) So now your hopes are all allayed But you hand it all away Did his eyelids affix on empty chairs You had traveled to lay beside? A gentle torture to watch it all recede And all the while your mother slept beside him - Oh no Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) You're weary lay 'em down You did your time so thank you very much Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) So now your hopes are all allayed But you hand it all away Were you sleepless tearing at the air? Was the water everywhere? Were you fearful and longed to run away From the cold clasp of Illinois? - Oh no Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) You're weary lay 'em down You did your time so thank you very much Hand it over (Hand it over) Hand it over (Ooh-ooh) So now your hopes are all allayed But you hand it all away But you hand it all away

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About this track

"Sleepless" is a song by The Decemberists from the album Dark Was the Night, released in 2009. The song was written by Colin Meloy. It was produced by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner.

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John Moen— 64 credits as background vocals →
Chris Funk— 95 credits as producer →
Nate Query— 34 credits as double bass →
John Moen— 64 credits as drums →
Chris Funk— 95 credits as producer →
Colin Meloy— 200 credits as songwriter →

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