The Brahms is een indierockband uit Utrecht die al in het eerste jaar na oprichting in het voorprogramma van bands The Kooks, OK GO en I Heart Sharks speelde. In de catchy en melodieuze liedjes van The Brahms wisselen zomerse frivoliteit en energieke uitspattingen elkaar op een verrassende manier af. Het debuutalbum zal aan het begin van 2016 uitkomen.
Sleep
The Brahms Lyrics
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So how're you holding up?
Have you got it all in your head now?
Do you feel like running off?
Wouldn't this place better off if I chose to stay away?
'Cause lately I've become obsessed with the ways of stealing away
Waste my hours, waste my days
I don't need them anyway
Take my power, take my place
I didn't want it anyway
Sleep, I'm asleep
So tell me how you're gonna get by now
That's what they said to me
You'd better start figuring out your life now
Before it's much too late
But no I don't want none of that, no way, it's not for me
'Cause lately I've become obsessed with the ways of stealing away
And I just wanna sleep
Waste my hours, waste my days
I don't need them anyway
Take my power, take my place
I didn't want it anyway
Sleep, I'm asleep
Sleep, fast asleep
This is one big hello to all the lonely ghosts
You don't know it but you're never on your own
She said you look like a ghost now
So how're you holding up?
Said I just wanna sleep
Waste my hours, waste my days
I don't need them anyway
Take my power, take my place
I didn't want it anyway
Sleep, I'm asleep
Sleep, fast asleep
The Brahms' "Sleep" is a song that revolves around the theme of escapism. The song begins with a conversation in which someone tells the singer that he looks like a ghost, causing him to reflect on his desire to escape from reality. He is tired of dealing with the complexities of life and wants to sleep and waste his days away. The singer feels that he doesn't need his power or place and didn't want them in the first place. He mentions that he has become obsessed with stealing away from reality, indicating that his desire to escape is only getting stronger.
Throughout the song, he repeats the phrase "Sleep, I'm asleep," emphasizing his longing to be disconnected from reality. The song also highlights the singer's frustration with people who tell him to start figuring things out before it's too late. He finds the idea of planning and figuring out his future unbearable, and prefers to remain in his sleepy state.
The bridge of the song serves as a message to all the lonely ghosts out there, assuring them that they are never alone. The Brahms' Sleep is a beautifully written song about the need for escapism during tough times, but it also serves as a reminder that we should remember our responsibilities to reality.
Line by Line Meaning
She said you look like a ghost now
Someone told me that you look really pale and ghost-like
So how're you holding up?
Are you managing to cope with everything that's going on?
Have you got it all in your head now?
Do you understand everything that's happening and are you able to process it all?
Do you feel like running off?
Do you feel overwhelmed and like you just want to escape from everything?
Wouldn't this place better off if I chose to stay away?
Maybe things would be better if I just kept my distance and stayed away
'Cause lately I've become obsessed with the ways of stealing away
I've been really fixated on the idea of escaping or running away
And I just wanna sleep
All I want to do is shut my eyes and rest
Waste my hours, waste my days
I don't want to do anything productive or useful with my time
I don't need them anyway
I don't think those hours and days would be valuable or fulfilling for me to use
Take my power, take my place
I don't care about my position or status, someone else can have it instead
I didn't want it anyway
I never wanted any of it in the first place
Sleep, I'm asleep
I'm completely unconscious, dead to the world
So tell me how you're gonna get by now
How are you going to survive or manage now?
That's what they said to me
People have been asking me this question a lot
You'd better start figuring out your life now
You really need to start working out what you're going to do with your future
Before it's much too late
Otherwise you might run out of time to make a decision
But no I don't want none of that, no way, it's not for me
I'm not interested in any of that, it doesn't appeal to me at all
Sleep, fast asleep
I'm deeply asleep, completely unaware of everything happening around me
This is one big hello to all the lonely ghosts
I want to reach out to all those who feel isolated or disconnected from the world
You don't know it but you're never on your own
You might feel alone, but there are others out there who understand how you feel
Said I just wanna sleep
I keep wanting to rest and nap
Writer(s): The Brahms
Contributed by Joseph J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chumy Olguin
La acabo de descubrir en Spotify, está bien chingona 🇲🇽👋🏼
Hanna
This song is so underrated
Valeria Garibay
Amo ❤️ está canción. Me siento tan hipster 😂
Silver
no eres la única jaja
donata
I heard your song just the other day while I was in a shop, and I can't get it out of my head 😆 greetings from Italy 😉
Zebastian
dona_ta lool same 😆
#pull&bear
KLowlife
Hoorde het nummer op de radio en ik was gelijk verkocht, wat een super goed nummer!
Jejking
<3 Mee eens!
Nwh 08
KLowlife mooi nummer hè
KLowlife
Zeker weten!