Sleeptalk
Dayseeker Lyrics
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A three year one night stand
Love is bitter when it's spent
Lying next to me in bed
Say her name under my breath (sleeptalk)
It's toxic, the same dance
Our feet firm in quicksand
Do you feel like you're deceased? (Sleeptalk)
Into the night, I drink and drive
Anything to help me let go, let go
You feel the pain, I feel the same
But we cannot repeat this cycle
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
No please don't be alarmed, we tend to fall apart
I'm entirely to blame
No, I couldn't keep you safe
If there's trust I will betray (sleeptalk)
Sunset, sunrise
It's better you're not mine
I had everything to lose
Always find a way to prove that I'm undeserving of you
Into the night, I drink and drive
Anything to help me let go, let go
You feel the pain, I feel the same
But we cannot repeat this cycle
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
I play the victim like it's tradition
Now I can see that I should have left you alone
The worst is yet to come
One day you'll see that the truth is I am just a disease
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
I play the victim like it's tradition
Now I can see that I should have left you alone
The worst is yet to come
The lyrics to Dayseeker's song "Sleeptalk" are dark and introspective, exploring toxic love and the pain that can come with it. The imagery of "blood stains on my hands" and a "three year one night stand" imply guilt and regret, as the singer reflects on the bitterness of love that has been spent. Lying next to his partner in bed, he says her name under his breath, revealing that his thoughts are consumed by her even as he sleeps.
The chorus further emphasizes the toxicity of the relationship, with the repetition of the line "love is bitter when" followed by different reasons for this bitterness - in this case, seeing how much he can make her bleed. The singer admits to drinking and driving to help him "let go" of the pain he feels, but acknowledges that repeating this cycle is not a solution.
The bridge takes a turn as the singer shifts from addressing his partner to talking directly to the listener. He admits that the worst is yet to come and that he is entirely to blame for the problems in the relationship, even going so far as to call himself a "disease". The final repetition of "the worst is yet to come" seems to imply that things will only get worse before they get better, if they ever do.
Line by Line Meaning
The blood stains on my hands
I have done something wrong and am feeling guilty.
A three year one night stand
I have had a long affair in secret.
Love is bitter when it's spent
Love becomes bitter when it is not renewed.
Lying next to me in bed
The person I love is with me, but I feel alone.
Say her name under my breath (sleeptalk)
I am still thinking of the other person, even when sleeping.
It's toxic, the same dance
Our relationship is harmful and there is no progress.
Our feet firm in quicksand
Our relationship is stuck in one place and we can't move forward.
Love is bitter when I see how much I can make you bleed
It hurts me to see how much I have hurt the person I love.
Do you feel like you're deceased? (Sleeptalk)
I wonder if my actions have made the person I love feel dead inside.
Into the night, I drink and drive
I turn to substance abuse to forget my problems.
Anything to help me let go, let go
I am trying to forget my mistakes and move on from the past.
You feel the pain, I feel the same
We are both hurting because of our relationship.
But we cannot repeat this cycle
We have to break this cycle of hurt and pain.
No please don't be alarmed, we tend to fall apart
Our relationship is troubled and we often drift apart.
I'm entirely to blame
I am responsible for our relationship troubles.
No, I couldn't keep you safe
I failed to keep the person I love happy and safe.
If there's trust I will betray (sleeptalk)
I am afraid of betraying the person I love.
Sunset, sunrise
Time passes quickly and things change with the passage of time.
It's better you're not mine
It's better for the person I love to not be with me because I am causing them pain.
I had everything to lose
I risked everything for a relationship that wasn't worth it.
Always find a way to prove that I'm undeserving of you
I believe that I am not deserving of love and constantly prove it.
I play the victim like it's tradition
I blame others and avoid taking responsibility for my actions.
Now I can see that I should have left you alone
I realize that I shouldn't have pursued the person I love.
One day you'll see that the truth is I am just a disease
I know that I am causing pain to the person I love.
The worst is yet to come
Things are going to get worse before they get better.
Writer(s): daniel braunstein, gino sgambelluri, michael karle, ramone valerio, rory rodriguez
Contributed by Isaac P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@endlessgl
@@seangeorge11 Sorry, but this is literally the first verse...
The blood stains on my hands
Our three year, one night stand
Love is bitter when it’s spent lying next to me in bed
Say her name under my breath
This is modern Hawthorne Heights if I've ever seen it, and then to finish out THE FIRST VERSE
It’s toxic, the same dance
Our feet firm in quicksand
Love is bitter when I see how much I can make you bleed
‘Til you feel like you’re deceased
They literally talk about blood twice, feeling dead, and "bitter love" twice, all in one verse. What do you mean there's nothing really emo about this song?
@dorametsudo5284
The blood stains on my hands
Our three year, one night stand
Love is bitter when it's spent
Lying next to me in bed
Say her name under my breath (Sleeptalk)
It's toxic, the same dance
Our feet firm in quicksand
Love is bitter when I see
How much I can make you bleed
Do you feel like you're deceased? (Sleeptalk)
Into the night, I drink and drive
Anything to help me let go, let go
You feel the pain, I feel the same
But we cannot repeat this cycle
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
No please don't be alarmed
We tend to fall apart
I'm entirely to blame
No, I couldn't keep you safe
If there's trust I will betray (Sleeptalk)
Sunset, sunrise
It's better you're not mine
I had everything to lose
Always find a way to prove
That I'm undeserving of you
Into the night, I drink and drive
Anything to help me let go, let go
You feel the pain, I feel the same
But we cannot repeat this cycle
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
I play the victim, like it's tradition
Now I can see that I should have left you alone
The worst is yet to come
One day you'll see
That the truth is, I am just a disease
(I am just a disease
I am just a disease)
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
The worst is yet to come
I play the victim, like it's tradition
Now I can see that I should have left you alone
The worst is yet to come
@kingjo824
Anybody else have that problem when they find a new song and listen to it so much that it attaches to the that time in your life, and in the future you come back to listen to that song again and you're just filled with all the emotions and nostalgia of that time when you found that song
I tried to explain the best I can lol but its hard to explain
Anyways I feel like this is one of those songs ill come back to after some time and remember and feel all the emotions I'm going thru right now
@alexiluffy216
same bro, except this happens to all the bands i listened to haha
@jud3k_719
I think that's normal, I have a lot of songs that are attached to specific time in my life with specific emotions in it.
@matthewnovak7351
All. The. Time.
@hunterlail8100
All too much brother.
@cookiie92
Yesss
@dragonsan45
Much more melodic than I was expecting - but Rory's voice is so stellar - I'm all for it.
@Smithysmithin
Well, just like with every other album by them, they have their different songs. Crooked Soul was their heavy single, this is the softer more melodic single!
@thedabbincabin
Agreed my dude
@tas9158
I agree but check out crooked soul though