FAWM: "Talking in her Sleep"

Talking in her Sleep

1 week ago by @tspoon

Talking in her Sleep

tspoon

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Liner Notes

#acoustic #singersongwriter #dreampop Just had this idea over the weekend after hearing my spouse murmur some unintelligible words in her sleep. Wrote down the title, and just made up the story of the insecure man worrying about imagined infidelity. Just a story, all is well... i'm fine, really..

Lyrics

She was talking in her sleep He listened closely in the sheets She muttered lightly through her slumber She was calling out the name of someone

It was Not his name, but someone new He couldn’t quite hear her so he wondered who Could occupy her mind this way He wondered if this name would stay

Refrain She was talking in her sleep she cant stop talking in her sleep oooh Its just a dream oooh Its just a dream

Morning came and he kept quiet Wondered if she would deny it he decided that he should not say but it bothered him all through that day

He began to dread the night he wanted to avoid the fight he prayed that he would be first to sleep but sure enough he heard her speak

Comments

@joefahey 1w

Great concept and story telling, you have the ability to get out of your own life and write some meaningful stories about other situations. Your voice and guitar gently glide through this one and I gotta say, I love the reverb you use on this!

@schnowd 1w

We can't explain what comes from the subconscious when we dream. She may have been thinking about a childhood friend or maybe a pet. Regardless, you used a seldom discussed topic and turned it into a really good song. Your vocals and the guitar give a haunting dreamy sort of feel. Nicely done!

@toddnorem 1w

Who knows what all comes up when we're dreaming. Probably a good thing most of us are able to keep our mouths shut! Cool subject and great playing and singing on this. Your recording sounds so clear too. Really like the last two lines. Poor guy. Like a previous poster said, you could really take this either way depending on your delivery.

@ductapeguyMod 1w

Something about the combination of your gentle vocals and the jingly finger picking replicates that middle of the night tranquility. The story is a little bit more unsettling but is still a lovely little story.

@helenseviltwinMod 1w

Nice storytelling on this and that repetitive guitar part works really well against the gentle vocals.

@meg_alison 1w

Nicely done! I like the chord progression and how the 2nd refrain is slightly different. And the concept is clever, as it can be tongue in cheek or serious!