Sleepwalking Lyrics
My secrets are burning a hole through my heart
And my bones catch a fever
When it cuts you up this deep
It's hard to find a way to breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes are swallowing me
Mirrors start to whisper, shadows start to sing
My skin's smothering me
Help me find a way to breathe
[Chorus]
Time stood still the way it did before
It's like I'm sleepwalking
Fell into another hole again
It's like I'm sleepwalking
[Verse 2]
I'm at the edge of the world
Where do I go from here, do I disappear?
Edge of the world
Should I sink or swim or simply disappear?
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes are swallowing me
Mirrors start to whisper, shadows start to sing
My skin's smothering me
Help me find a way to breathe, sing it
Time stood still the way it did before
It's like I'm sleepwalking
Fell into another hole again
It's like I'm sleepwalking
[Breakdown]
Wake up
Take my hand and give me a reason to start again
Wake up
Pull me out and give me a reason to start again
[Bridge]
Time stands still (Time stands still)
Time stands still (Time stands still)
Your eyes are swallowing me
Mirrors start to whisper, shadows start to sing
My skin is smothering me
Help me find a way to breathe
[Chorus]
Time stood still the way it did before
It's like I'm sleepwalking
Fell into another hole again
It's like I'm sleepwalking (It's like I'm sleepwalking)
About
“Sleepwalking” talks about depression and ketamine addiction. Oliver was addicted to ketamine, as he said many times
[Ketamine] disengages users from reality, causing hallucinations and distorted perception. It’s not cocaine. It’s cheap, easy and fast… It took my ego away. It took away who I was. I nearly killed myself. I just didn’t care whether I lived or not. I was very close [to suicide]. I wanted to die.
The singer eventually attended rehab sessions but stated that he disagrees with many of the things that drug rehabilitation teach.
They helped me in there, but I didn’t believe half the stuff they told me. This is not the hand that any of us wanted to be dealt. They tell you “it’s a disease”—that’s bollocks. It’s not a disease; it’s a self-inflicted problem. It’s offensive to people with diseases to claim addiction is a disease. They said it would be a struggle every day, that you’re an addict for the rest of your life. Bollocks. It’s all bollocks. I’ve never looked back since I got clean. I got clean for my family, my friends, and my band. I didn’t get clean for God.
Q&A
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I’d say this is probably one of the more commercial songs on the record. It’s gonna be our second single from the album, and I think that, as a unit, it’s one of our best-written songs.
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