Can you think of any songs about insomnia or simply not being able to sleep?
I am trying to put together a mix CD about insomnia and/or not being able to sleep for my Mom, who is suffering from trauma induced insomnia. I am looking for pretty much any genre of music, although she's a baby boomer, so she's not much of a death metal gal, if you know what I mean. Thanks in advance for your help!
the song brainstew by greenday says "im having trouble trying to sleep"? haha but what about some songs to help her fall asleep?
Maybe…
lullabye by shawn mullins
lullaby by jack johnson and matt costa..which is actually about trying to fall asleep.
Bryan Adams - When You're Gone:
i've been wandering around the house all night
wondering what the hell to do
i'm trying to concentrate but all i can think of is you
well the phone don't ring cuz my friends ain't home
i'm tired of being all alone
got the tv on cuz the radio's playing songs that remind me of you
baby when you're gone - i realize i'm in love
the days go on and on - and the nights just seem so long
even food don't taste that good - drink ain't doing what it should
things just feel so wrong - baby when you're gone
i've been driving up and down these streets
trying to find somewhere to go
ya i'm lookin' for a familiar face but there's no one i know
this is torture - this is pain - it feels like i'm gonna go insane
i hope you're coming back real soon -cuz i don't know what to do
Might not be what you're looking for, though
References :
Brain Stew - Green Day
I'm having trouble trying to sleep
I'm counting sheep but running out
As time ticks by
And still I try
No rest for crosstops in my mind
On my own… here we go
My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
Dried up and bulging out my skull
My mouth is dry
My face is numb
fucked up and spun out in my room
On my own… here we go
My mind is set on overdrive
The clock is laughing in my face
A crooked spine
My senses dulled
Passed the point of delirium
On my own… here we go
References :
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/greenday/brainstew.html
Insomnia Lyrics
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Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle, fight dark forces
In the clear moon light
Without fear… insomnia
I can't get no sleep
I used to worry, thought I was goin' mad in a hurry
Gettin' stress, makin' excess mess in darkness
No electricity, something's all over me, greasy
Insomnia please release me and let me dream of
Makin' mad love to my girl on the heath
Tearin' off tights with my teeth
But there's no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast
At least a couple of weeks
Since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers
But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night I write by candle light
I find insight, fundamental movement, uh
So when it's back this insomniac take an original tack
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep
FAITHLESS..INSOMNIA
References :
I JUST KNOW
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/mar/14/wellthatwasaninteresting
take a look at this link, there are quite a few songs about insomnia and not being able to sleep.
References :
Band: City & Colour
song: sleeping sickness
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=t4EPWD7A87A
I awoke only to find my lungs empty,
and through the night so it seems i'm done breathing,
and now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be,
and i'm breaking down,
I think i'm breaking down.
And i'm afraid to sleep because of what haunts me,
such as living with the uncertainty,
that i'll never find the words to say which would completely explain,
just how i'm breaking down.
Someone come and,
someone come and save my life.
Maybe i'll sleep when I am dead,
but now it's like the night is taking sides.
And all the worries that occupy the back of my mind,
could it be this misery will suffice?
I've become the simple souvenir of someone's kill,
and like the sea i'm constantly changing from calm to ill,
madness fills my heart and soul,
as if the great divide could swallow me whole,
oh how i'm breaking down.
Someone come and,
someone come and save my life.
Maybe i'll sleep when I am dead,
but now it's like the night is taking sides.
And all the worries that occupy the back of my mind,
could it be this misery will suffice?
Oh we're alive.
Someone come and,
someone come and save my life.
Someone come and,
someone come and save my life.
Someone come and,
someone come and save my life.
Could it be this misery will suffice?
Band: City & Colour
Song: The Death of me
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=QZHdWhtwF0A
Do I have nothing good left to say?
Do I need whiskey to start fueling my complaints?
People love to drink their troubles away.
Sometimes I feel that I'd be better off that way.
'Cause maybe then I could sleep at night.
I wouldn't lay awake until the morning light.
This is something that I'll never control.
My nerves will be the death of me, I know.
I know, I know.
So heres to living life miserable.
And heres to all the lonely stories that I've told.
Maybe drinking wine would validate my sorrow.
Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.
Maybe then I could sleep at night.
I wouldn't lie awake until the morning light.
This is something that I'll never control.
My nerves will be the death of me, I know.
Finally, I could hope for a better day.
No longer holding onto all the things that cloud my mind.
Maybe then the weight of the world wouldn't seem so heavy.
But then again I'll probably always feel this way.
At least I know I'll never sleep at night. (Sleep at night)
I'll always lie awake until the morning light. (Til the morning light)
This is something that I'll never control.(I'll never control)
My nerves will be the death of me.
My nerves will be the death of me.
My nerves will be the death of me, I know.
References :
These are acoustic songs.I think your mom might like these songs.
the song brainstew by greenday says "im having trouble trying to sleep"? haha but what about some songs to help her fall asleep?
Maybe…
lullabye by shawn mullins
lullaby by jack johnson and matt costa..which is actually about trying to fall asleep.
References :