SLEEP LIGHT

Lyrics

SLEEP LIGHT [Intro — whispered, filtered, distant] You left the door unlocked again... (again... again...) 3:17... Don’t look down the hallway. [Verse 1 — low melodic rap] I watched the moon crawl over your bed Black little thoughts doing laps in my head Floorboard talk but the whole house dead You heard that sound— Tell yourself it’s in your head Forty minutes standing where the shadows don’t move No reflection in the glass when I walk through the room Took one little thing, you won’t notice too soon Black box, black floor, underneath a black moon You’ll blame your memory Blame being tired Check every drawer while the smoke climbs higher Tell yourself twice you ain’t scared of the dark Then why you leave the TV on When the dogs start to bark? [Pre-Chorus — melody rises] You can lock that deadbolt You can leave that light on You can tell yourself whatever helps Till the night’s gone But when the hallway breathes And the clock reads three-one-seven... Don’t ask who’s there. You already know. [CHORUS — huge, melodic, eerie] Sleep light, sleep light Something ain’t sitting right Two locks, three prayers Still feel eyes in the night Sleep light, sleep light Shadow underneath the white You keep saying, “Ain’t nobody there...” Then who turned out the light? (Who turned out the light?) Sleep light... I’m already closer than you think tonight. [Verse 2 — drums harder, darker] I know that shortcut behind the lot One dead bulb where the cameras stop Keys in your hand and your heartbeat knocks Funny how four little seconds Feel long when it’s dark Names from the past still live in your phone People disappear, but the numbers don’t Sometimes accidents happen alone Sometimes the devil makes practice Look like going home Nah... I won’t tell you which That ruins the trick Fear grows better when the answer don’t fit Every coincidence starts looking sick Every car parked outside stays five minutes too quick Now you’re watching the windows Curtains pulled tight Laughing too loud like, “Man, I’m alright” But your hand keeps checking that lock every night Once... Twice... Sleep light. [Bridge — beat nearly disappears] 3:17. Creak. Nothing. 3:17. Creak. Nothing. Then something in the hallway whispers— “You left the door unlocked again.” [FINAL CHORUS — distorted doubles underneath] Sleep light, sleep light Something ain’t sitting right Two locks, three prayers Still feel eyes in the night Sleep light, sleep light Whole damn house gone quiet You keep saying, “Ain’t nobody there...” Then who’s breathing on the other side? (Sleep light...) Don’t close your eyes. (Sleep light...) Don’t ask me why. You thought monsters needed somewhere to hide— I’ve been living in the back of your mind. [Outro — whispered, no drums] Go ahead. Check the hallway. ... I’ll wait. Sleep light.