(An iconic 1987 synth-pop ballad turning into an upbeat soft-rock duet. Starts tenderly at 104 BPM, shifting into an energetic 109 BPM four-on-the-floor rhythm with rich brass and soaring vocals)
[INTRO - no drums, close vocal]
Shake my lucid mind
And dreaming life
I've led
[VERSE 1 - soft beat enters]
Previous attempts
Brought knowledge
And understanding
Acceptance
And comfort
Always the same situation
Returned
Intensified
Non-concluding sentiments
And questions
Precede any attempts
At remedy
[BREAK - drums thin, bass remains]
Understanding
Adds comfort
If dwelled upon
Despair
[VERSE 2 - half-spoken, reflective]
Attention
Increases ability
Until attention
Starts to fray
Smoking
A reminder
Of the burning fuse
Of life
Glimpse of it all
Through past shared moment
How timeless
Yet distant
And the vanished vision
Not fleeting
For I can still
See it now
[HOOK - soft, hypnotic]
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
When I close my eyes
Time will have passed
And yet to me
Only a blink
I want more time
To pass
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
[BREAK - 4 bars - instrumental only]
[ kick, late snare,Rhodes, bass pulse. No lead vocal.]
[VERSE 3 - closer, more fragile]
Shake my lucid mind
Dreaming life
I've led
Every old attempt
Returns again
Knowledge
Understanding
Acceptance
Comfort
If dwelled upon
Despair
[HOOK - female backing underneath]
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
When I close my eyes
Time will have passed
And yet to me
Only a blink
I want more time
To pass
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
[BRIDGE - drums drop, room tone]
The vanished vision
Not fleeting
I can still
See it now
Timeless
Yet distant
A past shared moment
Still burning out
Attention
Increases ability
Until attention
Starts to fray
[FINAL HOOK - stripped back, almost lullaby]
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
When I close my eyes
Time will have passed
And yet to me
Only a blink
I want more time
To pass
I want to sleep
I want to sleep
Right now
[OUTRO - beat dissolves]
Shake my lucid mind
And dreaming life
I've led
[FINAL WHISPER]
Only a blink
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