FAWM: "The Insomniac's Lullaby"

The Insomniac's Lullaby

6 days ago by @troubadette

Skirmish: Lullaby (@deandra)

The Insomniac's Lullaby

troubadette

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Liner Notes

When you can't sleep and it's 2am and the prompt is lullaby, this is just what happens. Band in a Box arrangement, sung very quietly because it is 2am.

#bandinabox #biab #skirmish

Lyrics

Evening is here, it’s time to rest Close your eyes and just do your best Not to think about your problems They will be there in the morning Seriously, you need to sleep Please heed the doctor’s warning

That if you don’t sleep, it will be bad Too many nights without sleep could add To your risk of chronic conditions Like diabetes and heart disease And it’s not great for your immune system either Go to sleep, I’m begging you, please

The longest recorded time that a human has gone without sleep is 453 hours and 40 minutes Which just a few hours short of 19 days And a really bad idea They stopped monitoring the Guiness Book World Record back in 1997

A good night’s sleep’s the task at hand Call it a favour to your pituitary gland Which produces useful hormones That will help your body heal From the injuries you got from being sleep deprived and walking into a table

You’re having a hard time rhyming So I really need you to try To get a good night’s sleep for once Instead of writing this song at 2am This insomniac’s lullaby

Comments

@pabrizzer 6d

terrific skirmishing

@tawny249 6d

The music is so calming and pretty and chill, and the lyrics are absolutely not, and I love it. It sounds like you were playing the association game at 2am....why am I not surprised. 😁 For a wacky train of thought, this was strikingly well put together. I do hope the next few nights involve more actual sleeping.

@daveescoffery 6d

As someone who can struggle to get back to sleep, I really relate to the lyrics. The melody is so soothing that it actually makes a beautiful lullaby. And like everyone else, I’m a huge fan of the trivia about the longest time someone has gone without sleep. Amazing!

@porrectus 6d

Nice write. Lovely melody. Interesting trivia in the middle. Nice skirmish

@deandra 6d

I love this so much!!! Thank you for taking part in this skirmish! I was with a lady yesterday who had not slept at all the night before and I have trouble myself, so I love that you took the adult route!! Your beautiful voice and the melody sung softly is perfect for a lullaby, so I'm glad that you were forced into. Love the humor infused into the lyric!

@ruby 6d

This put me in mind off the late great Kirsty McColl. The Guinness book of records verse is perfect reading at 2am 😂. As someone who often struggles with sleep I completely relate.

@ayeahmur 6d

I didn't think I'd be learning what the world record for going without sleep is, or hearing it sung so impeccably today. Yet here we are. I love the mixture of fact, humour and kindliness you bring to this song. And I hope you're now fast asleep and not reading these comments.

@troubadette 6d

... yeah, still up, Thank you!

@alyxanderjames 6d

Oh this is lovely, and I am also absolutely in love with the Guinness Book stanza. Also the extremely relatable concrete detail of "the injuries you got / from being sleep deprived and walking into a table" made me laugh!