While You Sleep

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V6-WILD

[INTRO — instrumental, soul loop crackle, soft keys]

[VERSE 1 — deep contemplative voice, slow]
Eleven-oh-something, you finally out cold (shh)
One sock on, one sock somewhere we'll never know
I stand in your doorway longer than I should
Memorizing the breathing like it's doing me good
World out there don't care that you like dinosaurs
Don't care you cry at dog movies and hide it in your drawers
Of things you think are secrets — buddy, I know 'em all
I'm the one who finds the drawings taped behind the wall
And I think about my father standing where I stand
Scared of the same night with the same two hands
He didn't have the words, I got more than a few
But the fear is identical — it's the fear of losing you

[VERSE 2 — voice drops lower, steady]
I won't tell you 'bout the bills at the kitchen table
How I move 'em like a puzzle I'm not sure I'm able
Won't tell you that I cried in the parking lot at work
'Cause a man in a tie made me feel like dirt
You get the version with the pancakes and the songs
The one who knows every word when your cartoons are on
That's not a lie, that's just the edit
Every father makes a movie and he prays you don't get it
Till you standing in a doorway of your own one day
Hearing somebody breathing and you're frightened of the rain
And you whisper to the quiet, how did he do this alone
And the quiet whispers back — he didn't, he was home

[HOOK — tender half-sung]
While you sleep, I count the doors
Lock 'em twice and check yours
While you sleep, the world's at war
But in this house, not tonight, not yours
(while you sleep, while you sleep)

[BRIDGE — keys swell, voice opens up]
So grow slow, take your time
Let me carry what's heavy till your shoulders match mine
(while you sleep)

[HOOK — tender half-sung, full swell]
While you sleep, I count the doors
Lock 'em twice and check yours
While you sleep, the world's at war
But in this house, not tonight, not yours
(while you sleep, while you sleep)

[OUTRO — soul loop rides out, soft]
Go on, get your rest, little man
One sock on, one sock gone
(while you sleep... while you sleep)

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[INTRO — instrumental, soul loop crackle, soft keys] [VERSE 1 — deep contemplative voice, slow] Eleven-oh-something, you finally out cold (shh) One sock on, one sock somewhere we'll never know I stand in your doorway longer than I should Memorizing the breathing like it's doing me good World out there don't care that you like dinosaurs Don't care you cry at dog movies and hide it in your drawers Of things you think are secrets — buddy, I know 'em all I'm the one who finds the drawings taped behind the wall And I think about my father standing where I stand Scared of the same night with the same two hands He didn't have the words, I got more than a few But the fear is identical — it's the fear of losing you [VERSE 2 — voice drops lower, steady] I won't tell you 'bout the bills at the kitchen table How I move 'em like a puzzle I'm not sure I'm able Won't tell you that I cried in the parking lot at work 'Cause a man in a tie made me feel like dirt You get the version with the pancakes and the songs The one who knows every word when your cartoons are on That's not a lie, that's just the edit Every father makes a movie and he prays you don't get it Till you standing in a doorway of your own one day Hearing somebody breathing and you're frightened of the rain And you whisper to the quiet, how did he do this alone And the quiet whispers back — he didn't, he was home [HOOK — tender half-sung] While you sleep, I count the doors Lock 'em twice and check yours While you sleep, the world's at war But in this house, not tonight, not yours (while you sleep, while you sleep) [BRIDGE — keys swell, voice opens up] So grow slow, take your time Let me carry what's heavy till your shoulders match mine (while you sleep) [HOOK — tender half-sung, full swell] While you sleep, I count the doors Lock 'em twice and check yours While you sleep, the world's at war But in this house, not tonight, not yours (while you sleep, while you sleep) [OUTRO — soul loop rides out, soft] Go on, get your rest, little man One sock on, one sock gone (while you sleep... while you sleep)

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