[Intro: Distorted guitar drone with vinyl-room ambience, soft choir hums, muted brass swell] [Choir:] Ahh ahhh Hmmm hmmm Oooo ooo [Verse] To sleep, To dream, lullabies sing Whispers drift on a peaceful ring To sleep, To dream, a voice clings Controlling breath, Controlling everything [Chorus: With choir] I can't wake up, I'm losing the fight (mmmm) Held in a cage made of smothered light (mhmhmh) Lost in a dream where shadows creep (aaah) This is the Dream Lock sleep, to Sleep, to dream, too deep (Bum bum!!) [Verse] A heavy chill pulls at the seams Of what I have seen My breathing thins when shadows start And a phantom takes me deeper into the dark.. [Choir:] Oh! Oh! Oh! (Oh! Oh! oh!) [Chorus:] I can't wake up, I'm losing the fight Held in a cage made of smothered light Lost in a dream where shadows creep This is the Dream Lock sleep, to Sleep, to dream, too deep [Bridge] [Instrumental buildup: Gritty guitar rising, tom-heavy drums] [Full Choir: “oh—ah—oh—ah” ascending] [Choir – Soprano: dramatic vibrato climbs] [Choir – Alto: shifting chord tones] [Choir – Bass: powerful low “ohh”] [Big Band Brass: blasting brass swell, sax run, muted trumpet echoes] Voices rise like angels frayed Calling me down where the echoes fade Each broken note pulls me away Into a realm where the shadows sway If this is the place where the lost reside Where fear and silence coincide Let something break this binding spell Or lift me from this living hell [Chorus] I can't wake up, I'm losing the fight Held in a cage made of smothered light Lost in a dream where shadows creep This is the Dream Lock sleep, to Sleep, to dream, too deep [Outro] [Choir – Soprano: drifting “ahh” upward] [Choir – Alto: descending “oo”] [Choir – Bass: final low “oh” dissolving] [Big Band Brass: soft muted trumpet farewell note]
