[Intro]
I hate sleeping lately
because my brain doesn’t stop
just because my eyes close
[Verse 1]
I fall asleep exhausted
hoping for one quiet night
then my head starts replaying people
like it’s got unfinished fights
faces I don’t talk to anymore
showing up like nothing changed
old feelings crawling back alive
before I’m even fully awake
and it feels real in the moment
that’s the part I hate the most
I wake up carrying emotions
from things that don’t even exist anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
my body forgets it was a dream
before my mind does
[Chorus]
nightmares
not monsters under my bed
just people I trusted
living inside my head
nightmares
same ache, different scene
I wake up tired
from everything I dream
and I swear
sometimes sleep hurts more than staying awake
[Verse 2]
one minute we’re laughing
next minute I’m abandoned again
my brain turns memories into warnings
over and over in different ends
and I know it sounds dramatic
but it follows me through the day
because once the feeling gets triggered
it doesn’t fully go away
so now I hate mornings too
hate checking my phone
half expecting old ghosts
to somehow still feel close
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m tired of my own mind
using sleep against me
[Chorus]
nightmares
made from real things
that’s why they hit harder
that’s why they still sting
nightmares
and I can’t switch them off
every closed eye turns into
another thing I lost
and I wake up heavy
before the day even starts
[Bridge]
sometimes I think
my brain doesn’t know the difference anymore
between memories
and fear
everything blends together
after enough hurt
[Chorus]
nightmares
yeah they follow me awake now
little flashes of people
I still can’t fully shut out
nightmares
and I’m tired of pretending
that sleep fixes anything
when my head keeps replaying endings
and honestly?
I just want one night
where my mind leaves me alone
[Outro]
I hate sleeping lately
because I always wake up feeling something again