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Streetlight Manifesto The Big Sleep Lyrics
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The Big Sleep
Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto
STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO
- The Big Sleep LyricsWhy do you cry when you know how the story ends?
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
We've all been there once, but you never left
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
I'm not leaving this place
Unless I'm leaving with you
'Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
And I know you will put it to use
Until it's gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
Na, na, na...
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see... that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
We had a heart-to-heart about life
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves if we wanted to outlive that night
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
What a wonderful world this could be!
Na, na, na...
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see... that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
So, how many more examples until we break?
So how many sacrifices must we make?
Because we've all been there once before
And it looks like we've returned once more
So is this the beginning or the end?
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Survivors of the war
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
So somehow bring him home.
How did it come to this?"
So the soldiers lift their rifles
And they're aiming at the head
They think of their first love before they take their final breaths
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said...
"How did it come to this?"
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
How can you laugh when you know that it hurts your friends?
We've all been there once, but you never left
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends
I'm not leaving this place
Unless I'm leaving with you
'Cause you're the only person with a half decent heart here
And I know you will put it to use
Until it's gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah
Na, na, na...
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see... that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home
We had a heart-to-heart about life
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves if we wanted to outlive that night
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls
Abandoned by our mothers and our lovers and our foes
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole
What a wonderful world this could be!
Na, na, na...
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And if you go, I'll be gone
And you'll be left alone to live your life, as you please
But someday you'll agree that I was always meant for you
You were always meant for me and you will see... that you're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
You're impossible
So, how many more examples until we break?
So how many sacrifices must we make?
Because we've all been there once before
And it looks like we've returned once more
So is this the beginning or the end?
The last two soldiers on the battlefield
Survivors of the war
They aim at one another while their mothers beg the lord
"If you're listening, I'm missing him
So somehow bring him home.
How did it come to this?"
So the soldiers lift their rifles
And they're aiming at the head
They think of their first love before they take their final breaths
And somewhere in the distance they hear something someone said...
"How did it come to this?"
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
And as you close your eyes for the big sleep
I hope you think of me, yeah
Na, na, na...
Facts about The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep is written by Bill Graffeo, Casey Carrano, Jesse Ciappa, Ricardo Ostolaza, Tyler Guida, Joey Simpson, Kevin Graffeo.
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It is first released on August 26, 2003 as part of Streetlight Manifesto's album "Everything Goes Numb" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Streetlight Manifesto's 'The Big Sleep' is a powerful and intricate song about love and loss, using the battleground as a metaphor for the struggle and sacrifice that come along with the deep emotions of love and its opposite, loss. The song narrates the suffering of being apart and at the same time has love as its core point, natural and even divine hope that love can survive no matter what. The big sleep lyrics are mainly about love, heartbreak, thinking, unease and despair. The song, though, also recognizes emotional goodbye, love not returned, philosophical thinking, and fight and hardship as the main things in life. The lyrics speak of emotional hurts, point out death ('close your eyes for the big sleep'), and depict very emotional situations ('two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls'). All these themes, together with the picture of soldiers pointing guns at one another, imply a kind of growth and emotional sophistication which is then, probably, not that easy for children to grasp without the help of their parents.
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The Big Sleep falls under the genre Alternative.
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The Big Sleep song length is 5 minutes and 02 seconds.
Who wrote The Big Sleep lyrics?
The Big Sleep is written by Bill Graffeo, Casey Carrano, Jesse Ciappa, Ricardo Ostolaza, Tyler Guida, Joey Simpson, Kevin Graffeo.
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When was The Big Sleep released?
It is first released on August 26, 2003 as part of Streetlight Manifesto's album "Everything Goes Numb" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind The Big Sleep lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Streetlight Manifesto's 'The Big Sleep' is a powerful and intricate song about love and loss, using the battleground as a metaphor for the struggle and sacrifice that come along with the deep emotions of love and its opposite, loss. The song narrates the suffering of being apart and at the same time has love as its core point, natural and even divine hope that love can survive no matter what. The big sleep lyrics are mainly about love, heartbreak, thinking, unease and despair. The song, though, also recognizes emotional goodbye, love not returned, philosophical thinking, and fight and hardship as the main things in life. The lyrics speak of emotional hurts, point out death ('close your eyes for the big sleep'), and depict very emotional situations ('two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls'). All these themes, together with the picture of soldiers pointing guns at one another, imply a kind of growth and emotional sophistication which is then, probably, not that easy for children to grasp without the help of their parents.
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Which genre is The Big Sleep?
The Big Sleep falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The Big Sleep?
The Big Sleep song length is 5 minutes and 02 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bill Graffeo, Casey Carrano, Jesse Ciappa, Ricardo Ostolaza, Tyler Guida, Joey Simpson, Kevin Graffeo
Record Label(s): 2003 VICTORY RECORDS
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