Lyrics

SANDMAN SLEEP

V1:
IT'S FIVE A.M. AND I'M TOO TIRED TO SLEEP
SO DOG TIRED MY EYES ARE BURNING WITH FATIGUE

PRE:
SILENT CITY'S ROLLING RUMBLE,
SPIRITS SWEEP THE EMPTY STREETS
I FEEL THE DISTANT URBAN THUNDER
SANDMAN LAY YOUR HEAVY HAND
LAY YOUR HEAVY HAND ON ME.

V2:
FLASHING NEON COCKTAIL GLASS IN A BAR ACROSS THE STREET
FROM MY ONE LAMP LIT APARTMENT I WATCH IT FLASHING PINK AND GREEN

PRE:
RID ME OF THIS NEON ENERGY
THIS LIMBO LIGHT IMPRISONING ME
I WANT TO SEE WHAT BLIND MEN SEE
UNPLUG THIS OVERHEATED MIND AND SET ME FREE

CH:
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP

BRIDGE:
IVORY CASTLES ON A WINE DARK SEA
LIONS GUARD THE TEMPLES OF GREECE
TENEMENTS SO GHOSTLY IN THE DARKNESS OF DAWN
AN ALLEY CAT CROSSES THE STREET...

CH:
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP
I NEED THE SANDMAN SLEEP

WRITTEN BY JAMIE OPPENHEIMER C 1993