Cover art for I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead by Set It Off

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

Jun. 26, 20121 viewer62K views

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead Lyrics

[Chorus]
My eyes are stapled open wide
As I lay down on my side
I am bouncing off these walls
As I focus on the clock
Time stands still, but I cannot
I should strap myself in bed
I guess I'll sleep when I am dead

[Bridge]
Talk to myself, lie in the darkness so content
As the sun begins to rise, I can barely shut my eyes
This crazed, delirious mess; laughing at everything I see
My sanity is spent, just tell me where my time went
I'm losing it


[Spoken]
Attention: All insomniacs, please raise your right hand
And kindly, repeat after me:
"I guess I'll sleep when I am dead!"

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I'm stuck self-torturing
My meds are failing me
Internal clock in smithereens
Can't fix this, I'm hopeless
[Chorus]
My eyes are stapled open wide
As I lay down on my side
I am bouncing off these walls
As I focus on the clock
Time stands still
, but I cannot
I should strap myself in bed
I guess I'll sleep when I am dead

No, no, no
I guess I'll sleep when I am

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Genius Annotation

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead is about sleep deprivation or insomnia, and the thoughts that come with being awake for too long a period of time.

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What did Set It Off say about "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"?
Genius Answer

Cody has said this song s about how he is always the last one asleep and about the delusions that come with sleep deprivation. Also, how he wrote the lyrics for this song at 4 am (fits the theme of the song)

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