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Artist: Eric Whitacre
Canonical path: /eric-whitacre/sleep
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Sleep
Read Sleep lyrics by Eric Whitacre on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sleep
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The evening hangs beneath the moon, a silver thread on darkened dune.
With closing eyes and resting head; I know that sleep is coming soon.
Upon my pillow, safe in bed, a thousand pictures fill my head, I cannot sleep , my mids aflight; and yet my limbs seems made of lead.
Simultaneous Split:
(SAT) If there are noises in the night, a frightening shadow, Flickerering light;
(B) If there are noises in the night, in the night
Then I surrender unto sleep, where cloads of dream give second sight.
What dreams may come, both dark and deep--
Simultaneous Split:
(SA) of flying wings and soaring leap?
-As I surrender unto sleep.-
Repeat 3x
(TB) -dark and deep-
Repeat 3x
...dark, unto sleep
-Sleep-
Repeat at least 10x
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