Endless Sleep
Vince Taylor Ses Play-Boys Lyrics
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Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
'Fraid she's gone forever more.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"I took your baby from you away."
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
That's why my baby has gone from me.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"I took your baby from you away."
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
Ran in the water, heart full of fear,
There in the breakers I saw her near;
Reached for my darlin', held her to me,
Stole her away from the angry sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
"You took your baby from me away."
My heart cried out, "She's mine to keep."
I saved my baby from an Endless Sleep.
The song "Endless Sleep" narrates a story of a man who lost his beloved, and as he searches for her, he gradually realizes that she has drowned in the sea, and her voice is now calling him to join her in her "Endless Sleep." The opening verse sets a gloomy and foreboding tone with the black night and falling rain, while the man tries to trace his love's footsteps, only to find that they lead to the shore. In this verse, the scene is set, and the man starts to become aware of the enormity of his loss. The second verse attempts to make sense of the situation, as the man reflects on the reasons he left his beloved alone and concludes that his mistake led her to the fateful outcome. The chorus, where the sea seems to speak, adds a supernatural element to the song and heightens the emotional impact of the lyrics. In the final verse, the man manages to rescue his love from the sea and return her to safety, realizing that she now belongs to him and no longer to the endless deep.
Line by Line Meaning
The night was black, rain fallin' down;
The night was dark and gloomy with heavy rain pouring down.
Looked for my baby, she's nowhere around.
I searched for my beloved, but she was nowhere to be found.
Traced her footsteps down to the shore,
I followed her footprints which led me to the shore.
'Fraid she's gone forever more.
I was afraid that she was gone forever.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
As I gazed at the sea, it appeared to be telling me something.
"I took your baby from you away."
The sea seemed to be saying that it had taken my lover away from me.
I heard a voice cryin' in the deep,
I heard a voice calling out from the depths of the sea.
"Come join me baby in my Endless Sleep."
The voice was calling my lover to join it in eternal slumber.
Why did we quarrel, why did we fight?
I wondered why we had argued and fought with each other.
Why did I leave her alone tonight?
I questioned why I had left my beloved alone that night.
That's why her footsteps ran into the sea
I realized that this was the reason why she had run towards the sea.
That's why my baby has gone from me.
This was the reason for my beloved's disappearance.
Ran in the water, heart full of fear,
I ran into the water, my heart filled with fear.
There in the breakers I saw her near;
I spotted her amidst the waves.
Reached for my darlin', held her to me,
I extended my arms to embrace her and held her tightly.
Stole her away from the angry sea.
I rescued her from the wrath of the sea.
I looked at the sea and it seemed to say,
As I stared at the sea yet again, it appeared to convey a message.
"You took your baby from me away."
The sea seemed to be saying that I had taken my lover away from it.
My heart cried out, "She's mine to keep."
I exclaimed that my beloved was mine to cherish and keep safe.
I saved my baby from an Endless Sleep.
I rescued my beloved from the eternal sleep that the sea was calling her towards.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DOLORES NANCE, JODY REYNOLDS
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