Endless Sleep
Howard Carpendale Lyrics


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Endless sleep (Neuaufnahme, Original von 1963)Howard Carpendale The night was blackrain fallin' down Looked all my baby she's no where aroun'I chased her footsteps down to the shore
Afraid she's gone for ever more I looked to the sea, and I seemed to say
I took your baby from you away I heard a voice cry in the deep Come join me baby in my endless sleep. Why did we quarrel? Why did we fight? Why did I leave her alone tonight? That's why her foot steps ran into the sea.
That's wy my baby is gone from me. I looked to the sea, and I seemed to say
I took your baby from you away I heard a voice cry in the deep Come join me baby in my endless sleep. I looked to the sea, and I seemed to say
I took your baby from you away I heard a voice cry in the deep Come join me baby in my endless sleep.
Come join me baby in my endless sleep.
Come join me baby in my endless sleep.




Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Howard Carpendale's song Endless Sleep tell a story of the singer's search for his lover. The night is dark and stormy, and he can't find her. He eventually tracks her footsteps to the shore, where he fears she is lost at sea. As he looks out into the water, he hears a voice calling to him, inviting him to join his lover in "endless sleep". The lyrics question why they quarreled and why he left her alone that night, implying that their fighting may have led to her tragic end. The song's somber tone and haunting lyrics convey a sense of loss and heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

The night was black
The setting was dark and gloomy


Rain fallin' down
It was raining heavily


Looked all my baby she's no where aroun'
Despite searching, the singer couldn't find his beloved


I chased her footsteps down to the shore
The singer followed his lover's footsteps that led to the beach


Afraid she's gone for ever more
He feared that she was gone forever


I looked to the sea, and I seemed to say
The singer gazed at the ocean, as if it would provide him with an answer


I took your baby from you away
The singer felt responsible for his lover's disappearance


I heard a voice cry in the deep
A mysterious voice called out to him from the depths of the ocean


Why did we quarrel? Why did we fight?
The singer lamented their past arguments


Why did I leave her alone tonight?
He regretted leaving his lover alone on the night of her disappearance


That's why her foot steps ran into the sea.
The singer concluded that his lover had committed suicide by walking into the sea


That's wy my baby is gone from me.
The singer accepted that his lover was no longer with him


Come join me baby in my endless sleep.
The singer contemplated joining his lover in death




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