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Operation Ivy Sleep Long Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.81/10 [21 votes]Album: Operation Ivy / Original Release Date: 1991-07-01Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 2 min 08 sec
OPERATION IVY
- Sleep Long Lyrics / with translationsOne day I saw a man asleep
In a doorway on the street
Thru walls of sheltered
Inhibition I perceived his
Condition dying of hunger
And exposure, food and shelter
Two blocks over within
This place we breed and
Dwell in we've created living hell
Sleep long sleep well
Only to awake in hell
City sleeps and pigeons flutter
Vagrant dies in the gutter
Prideless death somehow befitting
To life spent working on forgetting
Riding on the bus I looked outside and thought about death
Passing cars the only tribute to his gasping final breath
Sleep long sleep well
Only to awake in hell
(Constant subliminal brain immersion
Subconscious death wish coercion
Buy and consume and want and need
Never fall from the trap of greed)
I thought about the bitter pain of jail cells
And falling rain I thought ahead and looked away
What can you do anyway in sheltered youth and our
Pretension
Avert our eyes to divert attention
Only to see the himan victims always there to remind us
Sleep long sleep well
Only to awake in hell
In a doorway on the street
Thru walls of sheltered
Inhibition I perceived his
Condition dying of hunger
And exposure, food and shelter
Two blocks over within
This place we breed and
Dwell in we've created living hell
Sleep long sleep well
Only to awake in hell
City sleeps and pigeons flutter
Vagrant dies in the gutter
Prideless death somehow befitting
To life spent working on forgetting
Riding on the bus I looked outside and thought about death
Passing cars the only tribute to his gasping final breath
Only to awake in hell
(Constant subliminal brain immersion
Subconscious death wish coercion
Buy and consume and want and need
Never fall from the trap of greed)
I thought about the bitter pain of jail cells
And falling rain I thought ahead and looked away
What can you do anyway in sheltered youth and our
Pretension
Avert our eyes to divert attention
Only to see the himan victims always there to remind us
Sleep long sleep well
Only to awake in hell
Facts about Sleep Long
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Sleep Long is written by Timothy Armstrong, Roger Matthew Freeman, Jesse Michaels, David M Mello.
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It is first released on July 01, 1991 as part of Operation Ivy's album "Operation Ivy" which includes 27 tracks in total. This song is the 23rd track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the Operation Ivy song "Sleep Long" shows how homeless people and poor people and consumerism problems exist in society. The song shows how people react to these problems by using material things and entertainment to escape reality until they have to face the harsh truths of life. The Sleep Long lyrics show six emotional states which are: angst, despair, social commentary, and frustration. The song establishes social injustice through its focus on three main themes which include apathy, denial, and consumerism through escapism. The lyrics contain themes which deal with homelessness and death and societal problems that are not appropriate for children who are younger than 13 years old. The references to dying of hunger and exposure, as well as the contemplation of death, suggest a level of intensity that warrants parental guidance.
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Sleep Long falls under the genre Alternative.
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Sleep Long song length is 2 minutes and 08 seconds.
Who wrote Sleep Long lyrics?
Sleep Long is written by Timothy Armstrong, Roger Matthew Freeman, Jesse Michaels, David M Mello.
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When was Sleep Long released?
It is first released on July 01, 1991 as part of Operation Ivy's album "Operation Ivy" which includes 27 tracks in total. This song is the 23rd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Sleep Long lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the Operation Ivy song "Sleep Long" shows how homeless people and poor people and consumerism problems exist in society. The song shows how people react to these problems by using material things and entertainment to escape reality until they have to face the harsh truths of life. The Sleep Long lyrics show six emotional states which are: angst, despair, social commentary, and frustration. The song establishes social injustice through its focus on three main themes which include apathy, denial, and consumerism through escapism. The lyrics contain themes which deal with homelessness and death and societal problems that are not appropriate for children who are younger than 13 years old. The references to dying of hunger and exposure, as well as the contemplation of death, suggest a level of intensity that warrants parental guidance.
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Which genre is Sleep Long?
Sleep Long falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Sleep Long?
Sleep Long song length is 2 minutes and 08 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Timothy Armstrong, Roger Matthew Freeman, Jesse Michaels, David M MelloRecord Label(s): 1989, 2007 Epitaph
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