Sleepwalking
McCarley Erin Lyrics
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Turn around into your past
Oh
You hide and seek the same addiction,
Hope you find the better one of the last
Oh
Wish on up a new star every night, oh yeah
I see you're at it again, sitting on your hands
Waiting around for the wind to change direction, oh yeah
And there you go again
Stuck in your head, having a ball as you throw your optimistic ways
It's a beautiful day
So off with your masquerade
All the people look so happy, safe beneath their plastic skin, oh
Get a rise from another's tragedy, but tip-toe so nobody can get in, oh
You're sweet-talking through you're big bed of lies
Wish on up your new star every night, oh yeah
I see you're at it again, sitting on your hands
Waiting around for the wind to change direction, Oh
There you go again
Stuck in your head, having a ball in you're fully optimistic way
Oh, doubt in you, you suffocate in your feather sleep
You twist inside your hollow eyes when the mirror speaks
I see you're at it again, sitting on your hands
Waiting around for the wind to change direction, oh yeah yeah yeah
There you go again
Stuck in your head, having ball in you're fully optimistic way, yeah
I see you're at it again, sitting on your hands
Waiting around for the wind to change direction, oh
There you go again
Stuck in your head, having a ball in you're fully optimistic way
So off with your masquerade
The lyrics to McCarley Erin's song SleepWalking convey a sense of frustration and disappointment in someone who is not being truthful with themselves. The opening lines "Turn the corner, too familiar, turn around into your past" suggest the singer is stuck in a cyclical pattern of behaviour, unable to escape their own history. The repetition of "Oh" at the end of each line adds to the feeling of despair and inevitability.
The next lines "You hide and seek the same addiction, hope you find the better one of the last" show how the singer is trying to find a way out of their situation but is still ultimately reliant on unhealthy habits. The chorus "You're sleepwalking though your big bed of lies, wish on up a new star every night" is a powerful image that suggests the singer is not fully awake to the reality of their situation and is simply going through the motions of life.
The bridge "Oh, doubt in you, you suffocate in your feather sleep, you twist inside your hollow eyes when the mirror speaks" is a startlingly evocative description of the self-doubt and self-deception that the singer is experiencing. The final verse repeats the same themes as before, highlighting the sense of frustration and impotence as the singer continues to repeat the same mistakes.
Overall, the lyrics to SleepWalking paint a vivid portrait of someone who is struggling to come to terms with their own reality and is stuck in a cycle of self-deception and denial.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn the corner, too familiar
You keep repeating the same patterns and habits in your life.
Turn around into your past
You keep going back to the same things that hurt you in the past.
You hide and seek the same addiction,
You try to hide from your addiction, but you keep going back to it.
Hope you find the better one of the last
You hope that you can find a better way to cope than the ways you've tried in the past.
You're sleepwalking through your big bed of lies
You're living your life in a state of unawareness, not acknowledging the lies and illusions that you've created around yourself.
Wish on up a new star every night, oh yeah
You keep dreaming of a better life, but you don't take any action to create it.
I see you're at it again, sitting on your hands
I see that you're not taking any action to change your life, and you're just waiting for things to happen on their own.
Waiting around for the wind to change direction, oh yeah
You're hoping that things will change on their own, without you having to do anything about it.
And there you go again
You keep repeating the same mistakes and patterns in your life.
Stuck in your head, having a ball as you throw your optimistic ways
You're living in your own thoughts and imagination, not taking any action to create the optimistic life that you dream of.
It's a beautiful day
There is beauty and potential in every day, if only you could see it.
So off with your masquerade
It's time to stop pretending and living in illusions, and face reality.
All the people look so happy, safe beneath their plastic skin, oh
Everyone around you seems happy and content, but you know that underneath their external appearances, they may be struggling too.
Get a rise from another's tragedy, but tip-toe so nobody can get in, oh
You may find comfort in knowing that others are struggling too, but you don't want to share your own struggles with anyone else.
You're sweet-talking through you're big bed of lies
You're trying to convince yourself and others that everything is okay, even though you know it's not.
Oh, doubt in you, you suffocate in your feather sleep
Your doubts and fears prevent you from living your life fully, and you feel trapped and suffocated.
You twist inside your hollow eyes when the mirror speaks
When you look at yourself in the mirror, you see emptiness and a lack of meaning in your life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERIN MCCARLEY, WAYNE RODRIGUEZ, JAMIE KENNEY
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