A Goodnight's Sleep
The Starting Line Lyrics


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A better slumber
Was in your arms
Spent tangled up in you
A sudden morning
Crashed in the room
With an uninvited sudden change in you

What can I say
Where's that girl from last night
Who's stuck outside
And looks just like you too

You can sleep in your own bed tonight
Sleep away as summer came screaming out my name
You can sleep in your own bed tonight
I hope for your sake that you don't wake up as broken as I am

For the lack of better
Words to say
All I said was goodnight
Once again
In self defense I won't sleep a wink
To prevent dreaming of you

You can sleep in your own bed tonight
Sleep away as summer came screaming out my name
You can sleep in your own bed tonight
I hope for your sake that you don't wake up as broken as I am

Sleep in your own bed
Tonight
I that some day you will wake up as lonely as I am

You can sleep in your own bed tonight
Sleep away as summer came screaming out my name
You can sleep in your own bed tonight
I hope for your sake that you don't wake up as broken as I am
Sleep in your own bed tonight
I that some day you will wake up as lonely as I am
Cause it works both ways
Cause it works both ways




Cause it works both ways
Sleep in your own bed

Overall Meaning

The Starting Line's song A Goodnight's Sleep is a heart-wrenching ballad about a failed relationship. The opening lines "A better slumber was in your arms, spent tangled up in you" gives the impression of a couple who used to be in love and would spend nights in each other's company, but that is all over now. A "sudden morning crashed in the room with an uninvited sudden change in you" implies that something happened that changed the relationship dynamic, and the singer isn't sure what went wrong.


The chorus "You can sleep in your own bed tonight, sleep away as summer came screaming out my name" suggests a sense of longing and regret as the singer wishes that they could have been together longer. They hope that their previous partner doesn't wake up as broken as they are. The last verse "For lack of better words to say, all I said was goodnight, once again in self-defense I won't sleep a wink, to prevent dreaming of you" implies that they have ended things but can't seem to break the emotional tie with their previous partner.


Overall, this song is a poignant tale about regret, heartbreak, and the desire for closure.


Line by Line Meaning

A better slumber
I slept better when I was with you


Was in your arms
I slept soundly when I was holding onto you


Spent tangled up in you
We were wrapped together in love, limbs intertwined


A sudden morning
The abrupt arrival of daylight


Crashed in the room
Was overwhelming and unpleasant in its arrival


With an uninvited sudden change in you
You became different in the light, unrecognizable from the person I knew the night before


What can I say
I don't have the words to express my disappointment or confusion


Where's that girl from last night
Who was full of life and love, and seemed like a different person than the one I see now


Who's stuck outside
And can't seem to find her way back to the person I connected with


And looks just like you too
But physically, you're still the same person


You can sleep in your own bed tonight
You don't need me to comfort you, you can rest alone


Sleep away as summer came screaming out my name
As the summer night calls out to you, inviting you to sleep deeply


I hope for your sake that you don't wake up as broken as I am
I don't want you to experience the pain and loneliness I'm feeling now


For the lack of better
I don't have better words or actions to express myself


Words to say
My vocabulary is insufficient to convey my emotions


All I said was goodnight
I couldn't find the right words to say more than a simple farewell


Once again
This has happened before, I'm experiencing this pain again


In self defense I won't sleep a wink
To protect myself from dreaming about you and the pain it brings, I'll stay awake


To prevent dreaming of you
I don't want to relive the happiness I felt with you in my dreams and then wake up to the harsh reality


I hope for your sake that you don't wake up as broken as I am
I don't want you to feel the same pain and despair that I'm experiencing now


Sleep in your own bed tonight
You don't need me to feel secure and comfortable while sleeping


I that some day you will wake up as lonely as I am
I hope that someday you'll understand the pain of losing someone you love and will sympathize with my pain


Cause it works both ways
The pain of heartbreak is universal, it affects both parties involved


Sleep in your own bed
You don't need me to make you feel safe or loved while sleeping




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GOLLA, GRYSKIEWICZ, VASOLI, WATTS

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