After several years playing in bands around the Atlanta area, Cramer decided to forge ahead as a solo act, adopting the Old Sea Brigade name in 2015. Self-released in 2016, his eponymous debut EP earned him enough buzz to land key support slots for Hiss Golden Messenger, Julien Baker, and Benjamin Francis Leftwich during his first U.S. tour. Later that year, he inked a deal with Nettwerk and began work on a follow-up release. Cramer's first single for Nettwerk, the rousing "All the Same," dropped in September 2016 and was later included on 2017's Wash Me Away, the first of three EPs he would issue that year. The song "Tidal Wave," from his next EP, Cover My Own, notched significant play on streaming networks. Cramer closed out a banner year with the Christmas EP Songs for the Holidays. Scattered throughout 2018 were the singles "Hope," "Feel You," and "Sinkhole," which preceded Old Sea Brigade's 2019 full-length debut, Ode to a Friend.
Sleep In The Park
Old Sea Brigade Lyrics
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I walk home from a hit that I never really felt within
Go home go to sleep
Be a dreamer
Don't be a thief
And I act surprised
I met a blind man
And I don't know where he came from
Or where she goes
Nobody knows
Now I sleep in the park
Out there in the cold
You won't need my jacket
In another mans home
And I'll get used to the feel
What it is to live
She won't need my jacket
Cause she's staying in with him
Turn the night into day
Let the sun hit the freeze
And I wish it'd all melt away
City life of a drinker
And battle scars for a thinker
Now I sleep in the park
Out there in the cold
You won't need my jacket
In another mans home
And I'll get used to the feel
What it is to live
She won't need my jacket
Cause she's staying in with him
There were times when it was broken
There were times when it was saved
There were times when we were holy
When we were different
When we behaved
Now I sleep in the park
Out there in the cold
You won't need my jacket
In another mans home
And I'll get used to the feel
What it is to live
She won't need my jacket
Cause she's staying in with him
Sleep in the Park by Old Sea Brigade is a poignant song that depicts a person suffering from heartbreak and emotional turmoil. The lyrics are emotional but filled with metaphors and analogies that reinforce the sadness and loneliness of the singer's life. The song starts with the singer walking home from a hit, but it's evident that the hit was something that didn't work out as he never felt it within. The singer goes home, hoping to sleep and dream but not be a thief.
As the song progresses, the singer meets a blind man who probably could have seen her eyes. It's not clear who the 'her' is, but it's evident that she has caused heartbreak and pain to the singer, and he doesn't know where she came from or where she goes. The singer now finds solace and comfort in sleeping in the park, where he has become used to the feel of living in the cold. He talks about how she doesn't need his jacket anymore as she is staying in with someone else.
The lyrics in the chorus of the song, "You won't need my jacket in another man's home," reinforce the hurt that the singer feels from the realization that his ex-partner has found someone else, and he is only a distant memory. In the end, the singer talks about how different times were when they were together, and how everything now seems broken, saved, and holy altogether.
Overall, Sleep in the Park is a sorrowful song that depicts the pain of a person dealing with heartbreak and the aftermath of a relationship falling apart. The lyrics contain many metaphors, such as sleeping in the park and not wanting to be a thief, which reinforce the hopelessness and desperation of the singer's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
It's 8pm
The song starts at 8 pm.
I walk home from a hit that I never really felt within
The singer is walking home after something that he does not feel anything about.
Go home go to sleep
The singer wants to go home and sleep.
Be a dreamer
The singer wants to be someone who dreams.
Don't be a thief
The singer advises not to be a thief.
And I act surprised
The singer shows surprise.
I met a blind man
The singer met a blind man.
Who probably could have seen her eyes
The blind man could have seen her eyes.
And I don't know where he came from
The singer does not know where the blind man came from.
Or where she goes
The singer does not know where she goes.
Nobody knows
It is unknown where she went or came from.
Now I sleep in the park
The singer is sleeping in the park.
Out there in the cold
The singer is out in the cold when he is sleeping in the park.
You won't need my jacket
The person he is talking to does not need his jacket.
In another mans home
She is staying in another man's home.
And I'll get used to the feel
The singer will eventually get used to the feeling of sleeping in the park.
What it is to live
The singer is experiencing what it means to live.
She won't need my jacket
The person he is talking about does not need his jacket.
Cause she's staying in with him
She is staying in with the other man.
Turn the night into day
The singer wants to turn night into day.
Let the sun hit the freeze
The sun should hit the freeze.
And I wish it'd all melt away
The singer wishes everything would melt away.
City life of a drinker
The singer is describing the city life of someone who drinks.
And battle scars for a thinker
Someone who thinks has battle scars.
There were times when it was broken
There were times when things were broken.
There were times when it was saved
There were times when things were saved.
There were times when we were holy
There were times when they were holy.
When we were different
There was a time when they were different.
When we behaved
There were times when they behaved.
Contributed by Gabriel K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Peter Gergely
Great song!
Bitten Mooncake
So you too are a fan of this channel :)
Love your covers by the way :)
May God Protect MGP
A song, a heart just don't forget.....
This song just about moved me to tears. The sound of a heavily wounded heart is both felt and heard my friend, much love
Jeferson Legarda
I love all the songs of this channel, thanks for everyone of them
Underground Direction
Wonderful and relaxing track <3 man i like it:)
Ninoska Pizarro
La imagen es demasiado perfecta✨ qué ganas de estar ahí
WayneSolo85
Amazing lyrics
Jeimmy Cardozo
Soundtrack of my life... Woah... I found this song just in a perfect timing.
Taha Lkouen
Same ;) !!
Soekiswo Studio 21
Imagine while u listen this song and u ride a bike on beachside and u feel like this ur own world )) so calm