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In the End
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The Cranberries

Wake Me When It's Over

Release date: 19th March 2019

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About This Track

"Wake Me When It's Over" is a track by The Cranberries, from the album In the End, released 19th March 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Wake Me When It's Over

[Verse]

Trying to forget

Something that you know

It hasn’t killed you, yet

But you cannot let it go

Trying to exist

Trying not to scream

How it does persist

Entrapped inside a dream

[Pre-Chorus]

Fighting’s not the answer

Fighting’s not the cure

It’s eating you like cancer

It’s killing you for sure

[Chorus]

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over (Oh ooh)

[Verse]

Living in the past

It’s difficult to hide

Some things will never last

When you’re swallowing your pride

[Pre-Chorus]

Fighting’s not the answer

Fighting’s not the cure

It’s eating you like cancer

It’s killing you for sure

[Chorus]

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

[Bridge]

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

Watch the rain drop

[Outro]

So wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over

Wake me when it’s over (Ahh)

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2019

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Credits

Writer: Dolores O’Riordan
Producer: Stephen Street
Engineer: Dan Brodbeck, George Apsion, John Davis, Mark Knight, Stephen Street
Drums: Fergal Lawler
Acoustic Guitar: Dan Brodbeck, Noel Hogan
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan
Copyright ©: BMG Records
Credited: BMG Records, Dan Brodbeck, Dolores O’Riordan, Fergal Lawler, George Apsion, John Davis, Mark Knight, Mike Hogan, Noel Hogan, Stephen Street
Electric Guitar: Noel Hogan
Harmony Vocals: Dolores O’Riordan
Label: BMG Records
Lead Guitar: Noel Hogan
Lead Vocals: Dolores O’Riordan
Mandolin: Noel Hogan
Mixing Engineer: Stephen Street
Percussion: Fergal Lawler
Phonographic Copyright ℗: BMG Records
Synthesizer: Noel Hogan