Sleepyhead
Passion Pit Lyrics

And everything is going to the beat
The world seems to have a natural rhythm to it.

And you said, it was like fire around the brim
You described something so intense it felt like fire at the edge of its container.

Burning solid, burning thin the burning rim
The flames were so hot that they felt solid but were actually burning away rapidly.

Like stars burning holes right through the dark
The brightness of the flames was piercing and bright enough to create holes in the darkness.

Flicking fire like saltwater into my eyes
The intensity of the feeling was almost painful, like saltwater getting into one's eyes.

You were one inch from the edge of this bed
You were so close to the edge of the bed that you could have fallen off.

I dragged you back a sleepyhead, sleepyhead
I pulled you back onto the bed gently, as if you were half asleep.

They couldn't think of something to say the day you burst
Those around you were speechless the day you exploded with energy or emotions.

With hungry lions, with all their might and all their thirst
The energy that you had was like that of hungry lions, powerful and fierce.

They crowd your bedroom like some thoughts wearing thin
Your thoughts were so overwhelming that they felt like they were taking up space and crowding your surroundings.

Against the walls, against your rules, against your skin
Your thoughts were almost oppressive, pressing against everything including walls, rules, and even your own skin.

My beard grew down to the floor and out through the doors
The singer's beard grew long enough to touch the floor and even continued out the door, indicating the passing of time and the power of the experience.

Of your eyes, begonia skies like a sleepyhead, sleepyhead
The color of your eyes was a calming pink or red, like a peaceful sleepyhead.