My first draft.
Thanks to V for the corrections...but I've lost my bunny. : (
But I've gained a kitten. : )
Sleep When I'm Dead (Mix 13) - 3:48
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
But until then...
They told me I would live forever
If I kept it clean
They said I would be the chosen one
If I took one for the team
Yeah it's the only way to be
Never think it isn't fair
(It's a? Lots of?) green-eyed panic climb
To the edge of nowhere
Give it to the chicken
And see if it ticks
Yeah, give it to the kitten
See if it sits
Give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
And I will tell on my return just how it is
with all the happy boys and girls
Yeah the whole perfect happy world
And the love they feel for me
Yeah the love they feel for me
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Told me I could run the world
If I kept it quiet
They said I could be the man
If I took it out of sight
In a monkey suit again
Having fun with all your friends
How a casual act can pull
All this world to pieces
Give it to the pony
Yeah and see if she kicks
Give it to the puppy
And see if he sticks
Give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
I'll let you know when I get back, just how it is
with all the other boys and girls
Yeah the whole (fucking) other world
And the way it stirs inside
And the why it never burns (at night?)
And the way they make the (climb?)
And the why they never pray for time
And the way I show surprise
And the why I never close my eyes
Yeah, just how it is
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead
But until then...
I should at least be tired, I think
Before I lay me down to dream
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Cool, so uhh... How did you get to hear the single?
ReplyDeleteI have followed the cure since 89, and their music is the only music that just gets me and makes that feeling inside like I never felt. I want to thank you for keeping us real Cure fans up to date and appreciate all you do!
ReplyDeleteChris from Delaware
ahem... so um like how did you hear this? eh? eh? ;)
ReplyDeletev, the monkeys need to take a day off now and then. union rules.
ReplyDeleteOh now I feel bad! :(
ReplyDeleteBut he's shouting out to the COF kittens! I just know it!
Monkey: the "fucking" is deleted in the song. And I'm just guessing about it anyway. Sorry to disappoint. : )
ReplyDelete*hugs V*
ReplyDeleteits coming out in 3 days.. cant wait.
i heard there will be monkeys on the cover of the album, a monkey butt i believe..
*Hugs DJ back* :)
ReplyDeleteMonkey: So if the monkeys have the day off, who's wearing the monkey suits?!?!
ReplyDeleteV: Could you fit any more monkeys into that sentence? : )
ReplyDeleteCraig: Yes I could, Craig. ;)
ReplyDeleteBuffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
I thought he said fucking during this song in concert??? I could be mistaken.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard it, but perhaps the 'fucking' is only out of the mix thirteen. After all, it'd get censored on the radio anyway....
ReplyDelete[And damn you, Craig, for posting lyrics to a song very few of us have; it's cruel and usual, and I thank you nonetheless.]
I don't know if this has been posted yet but there is another preview right here http://www.musicload.de/album/3702047_2/the-cure/sleep-when-im-dead-mix-13/item.html
ReplyDelete"Give it to the kitten"?!
ReplyDeleteClassic! Heehee.
give it to the kitten indeed *drooling at prospect*
ReplyDeletecraig, it seems to me his says bunny in the fuse version. but now you all are saying pony? i'll have to go re-watch...
ReplyDeletebunnies are cuter than ponies. period. :-)
on the fuse broadcast at 2:30, i am SURE he says "bunny." i will eat my earlobe if i'm wrong.
ReplyDeleterobert, help us out here, sil vous plait. :-)
Cat: These are the lyrics for the single, not the Fuse version. In this version, he says Pony. Do you really think I'm going to go against what V tells me. : P
ReplyDeleteShout out to all the COF Kittens! Woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteBunnies, Puppies and Kittens, Oh My!
ReplyDeleteI am sad that my disc will arrive while I am out of town!
Man! I CAN NOT wait for this album any longer! It's time for a gum ball. Thanks Craig for continously feeding the hunger.
ReplyDeletewhy would he say pony over bunny in the single version? is bunny suddenly the new f-word? or b-word, as it were...
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised Fuse didn't censor bunny.
Cat: Because Robert never remembers the "real" words, and just starts making things up. : )
ReplyDeleteWhich is one of the many things that make Robert so fucking adorable. or bunny adorable as it may be.
ReplyDeleteyeah, robert makes up lyrics a lot... it can be frustrating and charming. i remember during curiosa he NEVER got the words right to b43. i was always shouting them, hoping he would hear me and correct himself. :-)
ReplyDeleteNow that I have the full version of SWID, I can honestly say that this is the weakest song of the new bunch.
ReplyDeleteI didn't like it live, and the studio version didn't help much.
Down Under has a catchy melody, but is too short at only 3:04.
"Sleep when I'm dead" almost has the same beat as "Icing Sugar" just a tiny bit if you listen closely amazing. Love the original track.
ReplyDelete"down under" is good too, but I have to choose "Sleep When I'm dead" on this one.
:)
Sounds like pony to me but hey bunnies, kitties, monkeys are all cool too! Wonder what's up with the chicken! LOL!!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting lyrics once again, I wonder what he's trying to say if anything! I do like it, it gets better with every listen.
Won't be able to buy it on-line till the end of the week since I'll be gone for a few days & I don't want to get it in the mail while I'm away. Some kooky kids on my block will try to crook my mail. They've done that to me already!!!