Up All Night (original)

HEY YOU! GET SOME SLEEP!

This is a song I wrote for a class at UC Berkeley called Psychology of Sleep, taught by Professor Matthew Walker. Watch and listen to the video to learn about sleep deprivation and how terrible it is! I hope this convinces you that SLEEP IS IMPORTANT!

LYRICS:
Hey, it's been way too long
Since we were last together
Missing you, it feels so wrong
It's been forever
Seems that I can't live without you
I want you here right now, I really do

Who am I kidding when I say that I'm OK?
It's very clear to all of my peers
That I can't even hear the words they say
As time goes by, the worse it gets
I'm on a horrid decline, can't ignore all the signs
That without you I'm just a mess

Everything is so hazy
And I know I'm going crazy
I'm craving you
Can't stay away from you

Oh sleep, I need you
I can't drive when I'm sleep-deprived
no matter how I try
Sleep, I concede to you
All this aggravation and hallucination
My mind is not quite right
I'm making all these mistakes
Cuz I've spent too much time awake
Don't know how much more I can take
I need sleep

Try so hard to recall
Something ... about ... um. I don't know
Can't remember anything at all
And my anger starts to show
Too emotional, I'm losing it
Don't know why I feel like shhhouting at people to leave me alone even though they've done nothing wrong

If this goes on I'll really go insane
I can't pretend that I don't miss REM
Can't let this happen again to my tired brain
Without you, I just feel so sick
I mean this literally affects immunity
And quite significantly, in fact

Got Hefty bags under my eyes
Constant yawns and tired sighs
And why do I want bread?
I know what I need instead

Oh sleep, I need you
I can't drive when I'm sleep-deprived
no matter how I try
Sleep, I concede to you
All this aggravation and hallucination
My mind is not quite right

Oh sleep, we all need you
None of us can drive when we're sleep-deprived
No matter how we try
Sleep, we should all concede to you
All this aggravation and hallucination
Should end with sleep tonight
Cuz we make all these mistakes
When we spend too much time awake
And there isn't much more we can take
We all need sleep

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[slimyas]

I love it!

[alexavalos08]

i would die happily if i could stay up every night and hear your beautiful voice.

[r6g1ngarg0nic]

Thanks Razel. This should help me sleep a lot sooner than I have been the past 5 days.. :)

[fuxalluh8ers2]

i have insomnia 

[elruchito]

Lately, between school and procrastination I've been suffering from 1-2 zero sleep nights per week. What a fitting topic.

Great job on the vocals razel, every stanza sounds unique and makes the song sound interesting.

[mrrohanag]

exactly how i feel rite now :) 30 hours up :P