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Sandman by Hurts

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Hurts

Sandman

Release date: 8th March 2013

From Exile
Track 3
3:55
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About This Track

'Sandman' by Hurts is a pop track from the album 'Exile' (2013). The lyrics cast the narrator as awake and searching for a comforting figure, holding on to a “master plan” while waiting for it to arrive. Morning is framed as a turning point, but the anticipation feels unstable, with the promise of being knocked out and lulled to sleep. There is also a hard-edged fear of return, as the narrator asks not to be brought back to life. In its relentless repetition, it becomes a bedside vow, part prayer, part refusal.

"Sandman" is a track by Hurts, from the album Exile, released 8th March 2013. The track is 3:55 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

About the Artist

Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Sandman

I spend these waking hours looking for the Sandman
I spend these waking hours looking for his master plan
I'll wait 'til morning 'til he comes to my house
And he'll give no warning when he's knocking me out

So sing me to sleep, tonight,
And don't bring me back to life

I spend these waking hours looking for the Sandman
I spend these waking hours looking for his master plan
He will be sorry when he comes to my house
I'll show no mercy till the lights go out

So sing me to sleep, tonight,
And don't bring me back to life

We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call

So sing me to sleep, tonight,
And don't bring me back to life

We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call
We're waiting for the sandman, but he never hears the call

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Track details

From Exile

3:552013
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Album
Exile
Exile
Hurts
8th March 2013
Track number
3
Release year
2013
  1. 1Exile
    4:17
  2. 2Miracle
    3:45
  3. 3Sandman
    3:55
  4. 4Blind
    4:24

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