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Flume

Sleepless

Release date: 7th June 2011

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About This Track

'Sleepless' by Flume is a 2011 electronic track from the album 'Flume'. The lyrics revolve around being alone and repeating a push towards sleep and self-direction, with a chopped refrain that turns the words into a loop. The narrator insists on “the way I want to” be, while the rest of the vocal keeps returning, as if the mind cannot fully switch off.

"Sleepless" is a track by Flume, from the album Flume, released 7th June 2011. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Flume.

About the Artist

Flume

Flume

Lyrics

Sleepless

[Chopped Refrain]

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, on

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, own

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, on

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, own

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, on

On, on, on, on, on, on my own

[Chopped Verse 1]

Own, the way I want to be, be, t-tell me

The way I want to be-be-be, t-tell me

[Chopped Refrain]

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, on

On, on, on, on, on, on, on, own

[Chopped Bridge]

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Been with, been with, been with, been with

I, I, I, I, –ore, –ore, –ore, –ore

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Like, like, like, like, I–I–I–I, I–I–I–I

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Been with, been with, been with, been with

I, I, I, I, –ore, –ore, –ore, –ore

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Been with, been with, been with, been with

Like, like, like, like, I–I–I–I, I–I–I–I (Tell me)

[Chopped Verse 2]

Them, them, them, –ore, you

–Ore–ore–ore, you

You, –ore, oh, no, no

Don't want no messages or late-night calls

–Body, all, –body, –ody at all

Them, them, them, –ore, you

–Ore–ore–ore, you

You, –ore, oh, no, no

Don't want no messages or late-night calls

–Body, all, –body, –ody at all

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Track details

From Flume

2011
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Flume
Flume
Flume
9th November 2012
Release year
2011
  1. 1Sintra
    2:35
  2. 2Holdin On
    2:34
  3. 3Left Alone (feat. Chet Faker)
    3:30
  4. 4Sleepless (feat. Jezzabell Doran)
    3:29
  5. 5On Top (feat. T-Shirt)
    3:51
  6. 6Stay Close
    2:57
  7. 7Insane (feat. Moon Holiday)
    3:34
  8. 8Change
    2:30
  9. 9Ezra
    3:37
  10. 10More Than You Thought
    4:06
  11. 11Space Cadet
    2:13
  12. 12Bring You Down (feat. George Maple)
    4:38
  13. 13Warm Thoughts
    3:48
  14. 14What You Need
    4:10
  15. 15Star Eyes
    2:27
  16. —Insane
  17. —Left Alone
  18. —Bring You Down
  19. —On Top
  20. —Sleepless

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