REM on R.E.M - ing

Ooooh, nights - are longer

longer than they should be.

And I'm not sleeping.

The things that I would do,

sleep-less-ness in my eyes.

Oh no - I drank too much...

I have to pee.

*****

That's me in the bathroom-

That's me taking NyQuil,

losing my ambition.

Trying not to go insane.

And I don't know if I can do it -

There goes a phone alert.

It's ads of people sleeping

without taking sleep-aids

I'll try to sleep again -

I'll try to sleep again,

I said, I'll try.

*****

Every whisper.

Of every waking hour,

The sense I make is lessened,

fighting to keep both eyes closed.

Like a drunk, lost and loopy fool -

I may as well get up...

I'll just get up.

*****

Consider this - a friend said,

consider this

If you can't stay asleep-

consider...Melatonin-

an aid to help you sleep,

it helps you sleep

Then I could finally dream -dream

sleep completely sound

Have I asked too much?

*****

That's me in the bathroom-

That's me taking NyQuil,

losing my ambition.

Trying not to go insane.

And I don't know if I can do it -

There goes a phone alert.

It's ads of people sleeping

without taking sleep-aids

I try to sleep again - I said, I'll try.

*****

I just want to fall asleep,

I just want to fall asleep.

To dream, to dream

Stay asleep, stay asleep

Dream