I'm Awake Lyrics - Singles - Chalk Farm

How many times have you taken advice from a man who hates? 

Seemingly selfishless sentiments hiding his war paint 

How many nights have you laid awake fearing the next crusade? 

Did you sleep well last night, what will it take? 

The clock on the wall, it sees everything 

And I worry 'bout it 'cause 

Tick, tick, ticking on, it's just ticking away 

And I wake and I wanna say 

That I'm done with the sleeping and all is fine 

And I wake and I'm standing here 

If it's not a dream then I can't believe I'm awake 

I see a place where the houses are all just exactly alike 

All of the cars are one color and there's only one type 

Each has the same dog and same cat and the same fucking tank of fish 

Dinner's the same time and all the same dish 

The clock on the wall, it sees everything 

And I worry 'bout it 'cause 

Tick, tick, ticking on, it's just ticking away 

And I wake and I wanna say 

That I'm done with the sleeping and all is fine 

And I wake and I'm standing here 

Waiting for the day when we open our eyes 

And I wake and it seems to me 

That's it's all or it's nothing, are we so blind? 

And I say hey, it's time to say, this is not a dream 

And I can't believe that I'm awake, that I'm awake 

How many times have you taken advice from a man who hates? 

Did you sleep well last night, what will it take? 

And I wake and I wanna say 

That I'm done with the sleeping and all is fine 

And I wake and I'm standing here 

Waiting for the day that we open our eyes 

And I wake and it seems to me 

That's it's all or it's nothing, are we so blind? 

And I say hey, it's time to say and I can't believe 

That we're standing here with our hands on our eyes 

And ears hoping it goes away 

This is not a dream 

This is not a dream 

This is not a dream