Story Behind The Song
My Father, when he was alive, was addicted to crack cocaine. A wonderful human being otherwise, I saw his life spiral into utter oblivion and in 2004 he died due to complications related to HIV/AIDS infection...this song is for him and the numerous lost souls like him.
Song Description
"Waking Nightmares" is an ode to the unrelenting horror of drug addiction
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
Life, Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Garbage, Heart |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
WAKING NIGHTMARES
intro:
Can't run though I want to run
Can't run though I want
to
V1
Chapter one from a nightmare
The one I live when I awake
Stick a needle in my arm
Say that there is nothing wrong
Ask the preaching man to pray for me
Chapter two from a nightmare
It's the demon from my dreams
Hear the madman at my door
With a hunger for my soul
All his promises are bitter sweet
CHANGE:
Waking nightmares haunt me with dark promises
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares can't get them off my mind
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares the ultimate in fantasy
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares not too far behind
CHORUS:
And it gets so hard
To resist
when the devil tricks
with a kiss
So hard
For the heart and mind to mend
And it does no good
To breath
Feel the air outside
It's hard to see
Hard---------------
V2
Chapter three from a nightmare
Oh, yes I met the Priest today
He's a vampire for the lost
Praying with a jagged cross
And he kept the beast at bay
Chapter four from a nightmare
Disconnected from all being
I've escaped reality
In the hunger to be free
Desolation is my only fee
CHANGE:
Waking nightmares wonder where the world has gone
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares losing all control
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares the only love I've ever known
(waking nightmares calling)
Waking nightmares
Ripping out my very soul
(repeat chorus)
It gets lonely,
It gets lonely yeah
It gets lonely
It gets lonely yeah
I get lonely
I get lonely yeah yeah
I get lonely
I get lonely yeah
outro:
Can't run though I want to run
ohhhh
Can't run though I want to run
Can't run though I want to run
Ohhhhhh
Can't run though I want to run
Can't run
Can't run
Can't run
Can't run...............