[intro – spoken, exhausted] welcome to death metal kids learning time. it’s bedtime close your eyes [long pause] [verse 1] lights go out brain says no eyes are closed thoughts won’t go blanket up room is quiet every sound turns to riot clock keeps time slow and loud seconds stack won’t shut down [chorus] bedtime is a lie they said rest and i try bedtime is a lie eyes are closed mind won’t die [verse 2] count to ten lose the count every thought circles out tomorrow waits like a threat things i said i regret body’s tired head is fast nothing stays in the past they said sleep would arrive still awake barely alive [chorus] bedtime is a lie they said calm i just try bedtime is a lie body down mind alive [bridge – slow, sinking] don’t move don’t breathe maybe then it will leave hold still hold tight if i move i lose the fight minutes crawl hours bend is it night or just pretend [breakdown – near silence] tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock still awake still awake [final chorus – heavier, resigned] bedtime is a lie they said sleep i complied bedtime is a lie morning comes i wanna cry [outro – whispered, defeated] eyes closed yet still here alarm rings night disappears [instrumental crash] learning complete
