#insomnia #nightmare #sleep #electronic

I struggle to sleep most nights, go over all sorts of nonsense in my head, so when I fall asleep I hope to keep myself in a sleepy state until I have to get up. A few weeks ago I had a horrible nightmare woke up terrified and I must admit was too scared to go back to sleep. Exhausted and terrified, not good for me, but good inspiration for this song. I started with the music, it's a very simple chord pattern in G. Got the basis down, then going to the well again for lyrics, nothing good there. Not sure if the wells dry, or it's been poisoned. Anyway been watching old murder mysteries a lot and suddenly had an idea to write a quick Agatha Christie type thing, you know 5 or 6 people in a house, cut off from civilisation due to weather, people start dying 1 by 1 etc... Started to work on that and trying to fit it to music. I was making some tea and trying to fit story in, when the line, "I am surrounded by things that make my skin crawl", jumped into my head, it fit the music and amazingly It inspired me to complete a lyric for a song. The first time in about 2 years and quite quickly too. Not perfect but fitted the music. Titles a bit rough though.

Did not spend a lot of time on vocals, 4 takes, feels like polished tuned vocals were wrong for this, so you will have to accept my rough tuneless whine, which compliments the uncomfortable nature of the lyrics.

A Horribly Peaceful Sleep

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I am surrounded by things that make my skin crawl I try retreating but there is no retreat at all Enclosed in darkness I still see the creeping mass There’s not escaping when I need escape fast

Oh wake wake please

Aggressive noises drilling into my head Total panic grips me and I crave death Something stifles my urge to shout out I can’t seem to close my eyes shut it out

Oh wake wake please

I wake abruptly, soaked in sweat Heart pounding, short of breath

Complicated thoughts rumble through my head Solving earths problems while lying in my bed Sorting out yesterday is easy now Trying to solve tomorrow but tomorrow is today

Too many people try to force their will upon me They try to blind me of the things I really see Manipulating people for them is such a breeze Communicating truths that only fools can see

I’m exhausted, lacking sleep Never any rest for tired old me

Please, please Let me be Please, please Let me sleep a peaceful sleep