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Sleep

from ThisIsAnAlbum by Aimmity

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A song written while half asleep. Wishing just to go back to sleep during a rough teenage event.

lyrics

One dollar, two dollars
there are five buyers
bidding at my heart
without realizing it isn't up for sale

One lady, two ladies
yelling at my doorstep
like it's fucking art
without realizing I'm not really there

Everything seems darker
bleaker, harder
too see and I haven't
a flashlight, nor the batteries to power it

with one dollar, two quarters
can I buy back an inch of my old happiness?
'Cause currently, I don't really own shit

So I just
sleep
to kill the time
mama don't weep
I swear that I'm fine
let me just
sleep
sleep the dark away
so that there can come a day
when I want to stay awake

Cue lights, cue sing
I'm acting, faking
all throughout the day
because saying how I feel doesn't get me anywhere

Pop quiz? F me
wait until the bell rings
loosen up these chains
to pretend life is fair

flat iron burns me
V-Neck, Skinny jeans can't say
portray how I'm feeling
but I'm too damn lazy to do much else

Some how maybe
for a dollar fifty
the yellow won't dull
and instead with blind me
then I won't need your help

So I just
sleep
to kill the time
mama don't weep
I swear that I'm fine
let me just
sleep
sleep the dark away
so that there can come a day
when I want to stay awake

Dear
Let me make one thing perfectly clear
I'm not damaged beyond repair
'cause when I breathe in the air
I remember
I remember how
It felt to see faces in a crowd
when conviction was so easily found
when I could hear the sound past December
I remember

sleep
to kill the time
mama don't weep
I swear that I'm fine
let me just
sleep
sleep the dark away
so that there can come a day
when I want to stay awake

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from ThisIsAnAlbum, released May 21, 2011

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Aimmity Durham, North Carolina

A natural born Durhamite, Anna always knew she wanted to be both a performer and an educator. While performance itself is the top priority, the purpose of art is to share it with others; which includes teaching the given art. Launching ASAP Studios with her best friend Spencer Boop and the preparation of her new album, "See You In Space," marks the future as bright for "Aimmity." ... more

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