Sleeping Cure
Whippersnapper Lyrics


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Do you remember yesterday?
You made a promise for tomorrow
And I woke up alone and you were gone
Things seem much more clear today
It didn't matter anyway
I woke up too late and found
The knives were all missing
A note in the kitchen reads 'you never listen
I've left the door locked and I'm gone'

Sentimental value is gone. it's over now
I went for a walk today
I thought I saw you standing, smiling
So I just turned my back and wandered on
It's easy to get angry, it's easier to drown the memory
But I'm too proud to think I might be wrong
There are pills on the night stand for sleeping




So I can push you away from my mind
Sentimental value is gone. it's over now

Overall Meaning

The song "Sleeping Cure" by Whippersnapper tackles the familiar themes of love, loss, and heartbreak. The first verse opens with a question that leads to introspection, "Do you remember yesterday? You made a promise for tomorrow." The lines suggest that plans were made, and there was an expectation for the future, which is now uncertain. The second line intensifies the contemplation when he says, "I woke up alone, and you were gone." Suddenly, everything he hoped for has vanished like a mirage.


The second verse of the song underscores his fears when he says, "Things seem much clearer today. It didn't matter anyway. I woke up too late and found the knives were all missing." The lyrics intimate that the relationship may have been tumultuous, with knives going missing, indicating a sense of danger or underlying violence. The note in the kitchen saying, 'you never listen, I've left the door locked, and I'm gone,' further confirms the notion that it was an unhealthy situation. In the bridge, there's a hint of regret when he confesses, "I thought I saw you standing, smiling, so I just turned my back and wandered on." Perhaps it's a case of misinterpretation or a lack of closure, but regardless of the reconciliation, the singer struggles to move on.


Overall, the lyrics to "Sleeping Cure" paint a vivid picture of a partnership gone wrong. The song's title suggests that the sleeping pills help him forget the pain, and the "sentimental value" is gone, hinting at a lack of emotional attachment to what he once cherished.


Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember yesterday?
Do you recall what we talked about yesterday?


You made a promise for tomorrow
You talked about the future and made promises about it


And I woke up alone and you were gone
I woke up to find that you had already left


Things seem much more clear today
I have a better understanding of things now


It didn't matter anyway
It wasn't important in the end


I woke up too late and found
I woke up later than I should have and discovered


The knives were all missing
All the knives had been taken


A note in the kitchen reads 'you never listen
There was a note in the kitchen that said 'you never listen'


I've left the door locked and I'm gone'
The note also said 'I've locked the door and left'


Sentimental value is gone. it's over now
The emotional attachment is gone, it's over now


I went for a walk today
I went out for a walk


I thought I saw you standing, smiling
I thought I saw you there, smiling at me


So I just turned my back and wandered on
I chose to ignore it and continued on my way


It's easy to get angry, it's easier to drown the memory
It's easy to get angry, but it's easier to forget and move on


But I'm too proud to think I might be wrong
I'm too proud to admit that I might be wrong


There are pills on the night stand for sleeping
There are pills on the night stand to help me sleep


So I can push you away from my mind
So I can forget about you


Sentimental value is gone. it's over now
The emotional attachment is gone, it's over now




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Written by: ANDREW CHARLES MUNN, ANDREW M BELOTE, JASON NICHOLAS JOSEPH, MIKE FINK, PAT KERR

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