INSOMNIA
The Cruxshadows Lyrics
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The room is different the walls dissolve
Replaced by sky
Horizon blackening twilight
Beckoning
As the clouds are stretching wide
Little holes
That light is clawing to get through
With the shadows
That are drifting on the ceiling as you move
Are you awake?
Sour thoughts are dancing now
All around your head
Shoulders shake chattering teeth
The cold wind rips the covers from
Your bed
The apparition
The eyes are digging
Heart is pounding
Eyelids will not close
Your voice is failing
The scream derailing
And she stands so near to you
And nothings sweeter than the songs you're
Seeing
Begging for the colder hand she hides
Floating
Flowing
Her soul is hunting
Glimmer
Shimmer
White lights breaking
And fluid cries
She's reaching
Screeching
Imploring
Seething
And the haunting
Hurting
Spilling
No-one knows
A kiss-like smile that leaves you beguiled
Fading darkness and the whisper of a ghost
The Cruxshadows's song "Insomnia" is a hauntingly beautiful representation of the difficulties one faces when suffering from insomnia. The song takes the listener on an ethereal journey through the mind of someone who cannot sleep. The lyrics describe the feeling of being trapped in a room, as the walls dissolve to be replaced by the vast expanse of the sky. The twilight sky is both alluring and haunting, with little holes of light clawing their way through the clouds.
As the song progresses, feelings of hope are quickly extinguished by the shadows that drift on the ceiling as though alive. The singer of the song begins to question whether they are really awake or not. This is evidenced by the anxiety they feel as sour thoughts dance around their head while their teeth chatter and their shoulders shake from cold. Suddenly, an apparition appears, and with it comes an overwhelming feeling of fear and panic.
The apparition is described as having white lights breaking and fluid cries, seeming to be both reaching and screeching. The ghostly figure is imploring the singer of the song to do something, though it is not entirely clear what that may be. The song ends with a kiss-like smile that leaves the singer beguiled as the darkness fades away.
Line by Line Meaning
You're lying awake
You are unable to sleep and are awake.
The room is different the walls dissolve
You feel disoriented as if the walls of the room are dissolving and everything around you is changing.
Replaced by sky
The walls of your room have been replaced by the sky.
Horizon blackening twilight
It is getting dark and the sky is turning black.
Beckoning
The darkness is calling you.
As the clouds are stretching wide
Clouds are moving and spreading wide in the sky.
Little holes
Small openings in the clouds.
That light is clawing to get through
The light is trying to break through the clouds.
But hope is shifting
Your hope is diminishing.
With the shadows
Your hope is being replaced by shadows.
That are drifting on the ceiling as you move
The shadows are moving on the ceiling as you move.
Are you awake?
The uncertainty of whether you are dreaming or awake.
Sour thoughts are dancing now
Negative and unpleasant thoughts are circulating in your mind.
All around your head
These thoughts are all over your mind.
Shoulders shake chattering teeth
You are shivering and your teeth are chattering.
The cold wind rips the covers from
The wind blows your covers away from you.
Your bed
Your bed is where you are sleeping.
The apparition
A ghostly image or a figment of your imagination.
The eyes are digging
The eyes of the apparition are staring intently at you.
Heart is pounding
Your heart is racing with fear.
Eyelids will not close
You are unable to close your eyes despite being scared.
Your voice is failing
You are unable to scream or cry out.
The scream derailing
The scream that you want to let out is being disrupted.
And she stands so near to you
The apparition is standing close to you.
And nothings sweeter than the songs you're
You are hearing sweet songs in your head.
Seeing
Perhaps you are hallucinating these songs.
Begging for the colder hand she hides
You want the cold hand of the apparition to comfort you.
Floating
The apparition is floating in the air.
Flowing
The apparition has a smooth flowy motion.
Her soul is hunting
The apparition is searching for your soul.
Glimmer
The apparition has a faint shining light.
Shimmer
The apparition has a slight flicker of light.
White lights breaking
Bright white lights are flashing around you.
And fluid cries
You are crying fast and frequently.
She's reaching
The apparition is trying to reach you.
Screeching
The apparition is giving a loud, sharp cry.
Imploring
The apparition is making an urgent and emotional appeal.
Seething
The apparition is filled with intense anger.
And the haunting
The feeling of being haunted.
Hurting
You are emotionally hurt by this experience.
Spilling
Your emotions are overflowing or spilling out.
No-one knows
No one else knows what you are feeling or experiencing.
A kiss-like smile that leaves you beguiled
The apparition has a smile that is both seductive and scary.
Fading darkness and the whisper of a ghost
The darkness is fading away and you hear a faint whisper, like that of a ghost.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MARIJNE ELLEN VAN DER VLUGT, PAUL KENNEDY, PETER CHARLES BROWN, ROB WAKEMAN
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