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The Maccabees – World Asleep (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Pelican - Single
World Asleep

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World Asleep

Release date: 9th January 2012

From Pelican - Single

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About This Track

"World Asleep" is a track by The Maccabees, from the album Pelican - Single, released 9th January 2012. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 18 articles about The Maccabees.

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The Maccabees

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Lyrics

World Asleep

The whole world's asleep

The whole world's asleep

The whole world's asleep

The whole world's asleep

And I wish, I could sleep too

And I wish, wish I could sleep too

You know me better than I know myself

You know me better than anyone else

How do you do / out of the blue

The whole world dreamt

The whole world dreamt

The whole world's a dream

The whole world's a dream

And I wish, I could dream too

And I wish, wish I could dream too

I know you better than you know yourself

I know you better than anyone else

And I wish

And I wish

I wish

I wish

I wish

I wish

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From Pelican - Single

2012

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Pelican - Single

Release year

2012

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Colour It In (Deluxe)

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