Segall began his recording career as a part-time musician in various underground bands in Orange County and the San Francisco Bay Area, before beginning a solo career in 2008. Segall's first solo release was the cassette Horn The Unicorn released on the Wizard Mountain label (later re-released by HBSP-2X on vinyl record). Around the same time, Wizard Mountain also released a split cassette featuring Segall and the band Superstitions entitled Halfnonagon.
In 2012, Segall released three LPs: His solo album, Twins; a collaboration with White Fence titled Hair and Slaughterhouse, an album with the Ty Segall Band.
Sleeper
Ty Segall Lyrics
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My dreamer, my sleeper, my dream's a dream come true
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
Oh I wanna sleep all day oh, I wanna go away
Okay, I want to sleep all day with you
I will be there with my sleeping, sleeping beneath a moon
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you, baby, for you
The lyrics to Ty Segall's "Sleeper" evoke a sense of dreamy contentment and longing for peaceful oblivion. The opening lines address the sleeper as both a dreamer and a recipient of the singer's own dream, which is one of sweet love and fulfillment. The use of repetition in the chorus reinforces this idea of a dream becoming reality, as does the shift from the singer's dream for the sleeper to a dream for the sleeper's baby. The desire to sleep all day and escape reality is further emphasized, suggesting a dissatisfaction with waking life and a yearning for a more idyllic existence.
The second verse coaxes the sleeper to fall deeper into slumber, with the singer promising to be present in this shared dream world. The use of two forms of the word "sleeping" creates a sense of layering and depth, as though the two are intertwined in a state of shared unconsciousness. The chorus repeats again, solidifying the dream as a source of comfort and hope for the future. The final line, "baby for you," echoes the earlier sentiment of wishing for a more innocent and carefree time.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, sleeper, my dreamer, I dream a dream for you
Addressing someone who's asleep, acknowledging their dreaming state and saying that I dream a dream for you.
My dreamer, my sleeper, my dream's a dream come true
Addressing someone who's asleep, acknowledging their dreaming state and saying that my dream for them is a dream come true.
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
Expressing that I dream of giving sweet love to the person who's asleep, as a gift from their lover.
Oh I wanna sleep all day oh, I wanna go away
Expressing a desire to stay in bed all day and escape from reality.
Okay, I want to sleep all day with you
Affirming the desire to stay in bed all day with the person who's asleep.
Oh, deeper, fall deeper into sleep, my sleeper too
Encouraging the person who's asleep to fall into a deeper state of sleep.
I will be there with my sleeping, sleeping beneath a moon
Saying that I'll be there sleeping too, under the same moon.
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
Repeating the desire to give sweet love to the person who's asleep, as a gift from their lover.
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
Repeating the desire to give sweet love to the person who's asleep, as a gift from their lover.
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you
Repeating the desire to give sweet love to the person who's asleep, as a gift from their lover.
I dream sweet love, I dream for you, from your baby for you, baby, for you
Repeating the desire to give sweet love to the person who's asleep, as a gift from their lover, and adding the endearment 'baby'.
Contributed by Austin C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
OneMinuteFixed
This guy is unstoppable, he's an icon to my eyes
Seth Powers
Having insomnia, sleeping alone can be a daunting task, constant tossing and turning, overthinking which ensues in panic attacks, headaches, ect. But on those rare nights I get to sleep next to my beautiful girlfriend, all those factors go away and I get to experience blissful sleep again when I'm with her. I dedicate this song to my sleeper,
"Oh, deeper, fall deeper into sleep, my sleeper too I will be there with my sleeping, sleeping beneath a moon"
syntaxerror2341
simply beautiful
Trevor Steele
I dig this
Raquel M.
im in love with this man
NIRVANRULES
i hope this isen't the only video of this KEXP! ceep them coming!!!!!
Celso Russomano
His new album Sleeper is already out.
j0mig
He's better than that, he's TY SEGALL!
Gockab
I don't why but there are moments when he's singing when he makes me think of Kurt Cobain.
Salad Alfie
❤️❤️❤️