Sleepless Night
Since apparently I am in a writing mood lately - which is also very fun - I wanted to share the first songtext that I ever wrote. I did it a few weeks ago and also posted a rough version with some chord ideas on Instagram but I might still change them. Also I don’t know yet what this song becomes, if it is gonna be just piano and voice, if I’ll make something bigger out of it or maybe even nothing at all. I still like the words and the story that it tells.
I wake up at night a lot. Most of the times I fall back to sleep but sometimes when there is stuff in my life that I haven’t fully processed yet I start thinking about it up to the moment when it feels pointless to still try to fall asleep again. Usually I give up then, leave my cozy bed, grab my diary and go to the kitchen where I start to write, many times with a late night snack. I often write for about an hour or more - that is when I realise how much is actually going on.
In the song I wanted to capture this feeling of being awake at night left with the demons of the day(s) before. When I wrote the text it somehow took on a life of its own and got spookier than I intended. Also the unhappy love story didn’t exactly happen to me like this - but I am sure it happened to someone else at a different time.
By the way, after finishing my nightly diary sessions I often feel a lot clearer and falling asleep usually is no problem anymore ;-) So here’s the text:
Sleepless Night
I wake up in the middle of the night.
My body’s turning from side to side.
Something’s cracking near the door.
Shadows creeping on the floor.
Oh sleepless night
ghosts of yesterday
haunt me now
in the grey.
Let there be some light
I wanna feel alright.
I’m in my house alone.
I’m starting to feel scared to my bones.
If only you were here close to me
we could chase those shadows easily.
Oh sleepless night
you’re a shameless thief.
You only take
but you don’t give.
I wanna be alright
I wanna feel alright.
Uuuuuuh :-)
You packed your bag and left me here.
Watching you leave I shed no tear.
But deep down I already knew
I’m gonna miss every piece of you.
Oh sleepless night
bring my love
back to me
so we can live long and free.
I wanna feel alright
I wanna be alright.
Will you return to my side?
I wanna be alright.