While You Were Sleeping
Perkins Elvis Lyrics

While you were sleeping your babies grew
Time passed and your children grew while you were asleep

The stars shined and the shadows moved
The night progressed with stars shining and shadows changing

Time flew the phone rang
Time passed quickly and the phone rang

There was a silence when the kitchen sang
The kitchen appliances made a sound, but in the silence of the night, it was more noticeable

Its songs competed like kids for space
The sounds of different appliances were competing for attention

We stared for hours in our maker's face
We looked up towards the ceiling for a long time

They gave us picks said "go mine the sun
We were given tools to reach for the sky and explore the unknown

And go gold and come back when you're done"
We were told to achieve great things and return later

While you were sleeping you tossed you turned
You were restless in your sleep

You rolled your eyes as the world burned
You were dismissive of the troubles in the world

The heavens fell the earth quaked
There were natural disasters happening

I thought you must be but you weren't awake, no
I thought you were awake, but you were still asleep

You were dreaming you ignored the sun
You were living in a dream world and not facing reality

You grew your power garden for your little ones
You created a safe space for your children

And you found brides for them on Christmas Eve
You arranged marriages for your children on a holiday

They hung young Cain from the Adam trees
Your children became violent and aggressive towards one another

And danced uh oh
They celebrated the violence

While you were sleeping I tossed and I turned too
I was also restless in my sleep

I closed my eyes but the future burned through
Even with my eyes shut, I couldn't escape the inevitable problems of the future

The planet turned a hair grey as I relived the day
The world became dull as I Fixated on past regrets

While you were sleeping the money died
The economy collapsed while you were asleep

Machines were harmless and the earth sighed
The machines stopped causing harm and it allowed the earth to relax

The wind you swept sound and gravity brought my love
The wind made a howling sound and I felt the force of love

The oceans rose sang about decay
The rising water levels caused destruction and the sounds of the sea were eerie

The witches flew and the mermaids stayed
Fantastical creatures flew and swam around

Full of dreams you overslept
Living in a dreamland allowed you to sleep for too long

In keeping with the quiet through the walls I crept
I moved quietly through the house to avoid disturbing anyone

I walked on tip-toes sent darkness swirling over all
My quiet movements made a sinister atmosphere

The kitchen in the early morning
The kitchen in the early hours

Uh oh uh oh
A repeated phrase used for emphasis

I'll never catch up to you who sleep so sound
It is impossible to be as peaceful as someone who is sleeping soundly

My yawns are useless my heart beats too loud
Even if I try to get sleepy, it doesn't work and my heart races

To go to sleep my mind's too proud to bow out
My stubborn mind won't let me give in to sleep

While you were sleeping the time changed
The clock moved forward while you were asleep

All your things were rearranged
Your belongings were moved around

Your vampire mirrors face to face
Your reflections in the mirror were eerie

They saw forever out into space and found you dreaming
Your reflections saw beyond the surface and saw that you were still dreaming

In black and white while it rained in all the colors of the night
Things seemed dull and colorless while it was raining outside

Uh oh uh oh
A repeated phrase used for emphasis

I watched the tv's memories champion ships vanish to sea
I flipped through channels and saw memories being forgotten

Can it be my honey between you and me
Is there something between us?

So I waited for the riddled sky to be solved again by sunrise
I waited awhile for the sunrise to bring clarity to the sky

And I made a death soup for life
I created something deadly that was supposed to represent life

For my father's ill widowed wife
I made the soup for my step-mother who lost her husband

Did you have that strangest dream before you woke
Did you have a weird dream before you woke up?

'Cause in your gown you had the butterfly stroke
You moved elegantly in your sleep

Did it escape you like some half-told joke
Did the dream leave your memory like a joke that you only half-remember?

When you reached for your plume of smoke
When you reached for a fleeting idea

And it'll haunt you my honey bee
The dream will continue to stick with you and bother you

Anyone who's anyone has that same dream
Many people have had a similar dream

Were you falling were you flying and were you calling
Did you feel like you were falling, flying, or calling out in your dream?

Out or were you dying
Were you feeling like you were dying in your dream?

But thank god you're up now let's stay this way
Thankfully, we're awake now and should enjoy it

Else there'll be no mornings and no more days
If we don't stay awake, we won't experience any more mornings or days

'Cause when we’re dreaming the babies grow
Time doesn't stop just because we're asleep and children continue to grow

The stars shine and the shadows flow
Things go on, even if we're not aware of them

Time flies the phone rings there is a silence
Time passes, the phone rings, and sometimes things are quiet

When everybody tries to sing
People might try to sing or make noise during that silence

Uh oh uh oh
A repeated phrase used for emphasis