Lyrics for Sister to Sleep as interpreted by novocaine_jane

Sister to Sleep Lyrics
Welcome to this institution
One way to resolution
I'm put on this medication (rolls down my throat ?)
Cause I cant ever sleep at night the same
This medication enjoys, enjoys most every day
(inaudible words)
Cause I close my eyes, I see land

What did I say?
What did I say to put Sister to Sleep?
and fall awake and die
and I'm never goin' to bed

Back to the day, back into this day
Back to another anthem, hotter than hell
Said that we're not (savages?) until we do it again
(More inaudible words)
and one last night I'll kiss your lips again

What did I say?
What did I say to put her to Sleep?
and fall awake and die
and I'm never goin' to sleep

I will take this (ferris wheel?)
and I'm sleepwalking back into this hell

Oh my darling
For the first time

Don't let me sleep tonight
and get in your way tonight
Don't let me sleep tonight
get in your way

What did I say?
What did I say to put Sister to sleep?
I'll never go to sleep
and I won't go back to bed

(inaudible words)
I'm sleepwalking back into this...
HELL

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sotuyo87
03-31-2006

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You're so on target with that IGaveEmHell. On LOTMS, the manager talks about how he stayed on the phone with Gerard and wouldn't let him go to sleep. that's gotta have something to do with it.

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sotuyo87
03-31-2006

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I remember in life on the murder scene, the manager was talking about this and how he stayed on the phone to keep gerard awake. pretty dead on igaveemhell.

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IGaveEmHell
04-01-2006

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haha thanks I think if you know about Gerards past then the song is as clear as day

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IGaveEmHell
04-05-2006

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also a another reference to that night is the line
"im never going to bed"

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Sercerteyes
07-29-2006

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IGaveEmHell pretty much got it dead on.
The medication stuff, the not going to bed stuff, the don't fall asleep, yeah.
You pretty much rock ittt.

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B12
09-18-2006

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"and one last night I'll kiss your lips again" i don't think he'd say that to his manager

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~Mink~
10-28-2006

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why isn't this good stuff on their new album??????

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DemolitionLoverXx
02-24-2007

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awesome song. i actually like this way better then The Black Parade. i miss the old mcr. but they still rock. they need to do more stuff like this

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imnotokay_mcr
04-09-2007

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Isnt this song got somthing to do with raping someone?

can some1please tell me what this song's about?

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Your_Hand_In_Mine
04-23-2007

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I think the originally posted lyrics are closer than the reposted ones.

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musicsinger
05-02-2007

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These lyrics are really off.... and "imnotokay_mcr", this song is about Gerard's past. His manager talks about it on Life On The Murder Scene (the DVD) Gerard had hit rock bottom and was just drinking and doing drugs. He had contemplated suicide and called his manager for a few nights. Ome night things were so bad that his manager had to keep him on the phone so he wouldnt go back to sleep. It was 4 am and they talked for many hours.
I would suggest buying the DVD if you havent already, it is AMAZING!

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musicsinger
05-02-2007

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these lyrics are wayyyyy wrong .. here they are :

"back into this institution

my way to retribution

Im putting off this medication, promise I can sleep (sleep would make sense because he was up with his manager and his manager told him not to go back to sleep and by Gerard saying he can he is kind of pushing off the worry his manager has for him)

Cause i can't ever sleep at night again

this medication takes over, takes over every day.

(words) Please help (some more words)

As I focus my eyes on the ceiling

What did I say?

Well did I say too much, sister to sleep? (in an interview Gerard says that the sand man’s (sleep’s) sister was death. So he is talking to death it self. He’s actually facing death)

I’ll fall awake at night, and I’ll never go to bed.

As I’m sleep walking back into this hell

Since you will always listen, I’m falling again

Stop wasting time on me, cause I’ll just do it again

Back into this institute where (words) I’ve got to go
For one last tiem , I kiss your lips again

What do I say?

Well did I say too much, Sister to Sleep?

I’ll fall awake at night, and I’ll never go to sleep

I will take this ferris wheel

And I’m sleep walking right into this hell.

Oh I’m sorry

For the first time

Don’t let me sleep tonight

Keep me awake tonight

Don’t let me sleep tonight

Keep me awake

Well did I say too much, Sister To Sleep

I’ll never go to sleep

And I wont go back to bed

I come closer to your ledge (I listened to it closely and It sounds like it could be this)

And I’m sleep walking right into this

Hell

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musicsinger
05-02-2007

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*oh and when i said "please help"... thats what he says .. i wasnt asking for help

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chulacabra
05-14-2007

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Ohhh man I'm nerding out with this one,
I read the first lyrics and was like "oh yeah thats pretty acurate..." and then someone made corrections and it made more sense, then I saw musicsinger's comment and it's just weird how you can listen to a song thinking you know the lyrics, then you set different lyrics to it and it makes perfect sense too.
personally i'm going with musicsinger's. Also, the Sister being Death does make perfect sense and I (like the nerd I am) felt lame for not catching it, Gerard likes the Sandman series, where Death is Sleep's sister. Makes perfect sense for him to be facing death.

I love this song. I loooove the lyrics, and the fact that I'm still not entirely sure what they are kind of makes it cooler.
I wish they'd go more in this & Bury Me In Black's direction with their next album.

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musicsinger
05-16-2007

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thanks ! and i looked at lyrics posted for it and it wasnt at all what i had thought it was. i heard interviews about the song and the song itself many times and the original lyrics posted werent fitting in with the meaning of it as much as i thougth it would. so i listened to it about a thousand times and came up with these lyrics.

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LunarWolf21
10-26-2007

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With the help of asdfg and musicsinger's lyrics,
I've created my own guess as to what the lyrics are.
Here you go:

Back into this institution,
My way to retribution...
I'm putting off this medication, promise I can sleep.
Cause I can't ever sleep at night the same.
This medication it controls, controls me most every day.
Well, and, and, cause I, I couldn't sleep into the night, but...
Cause I close my eyes, I see land.

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
I'll fall awake at night,
And I'll never go to bed...

Back... into... this... hell...
Back into this hell...

Back to another level hotter than hell...
Stop wasting time with me, cause I'll just do it again...
Back into this institute...[can't hear words]...I’ve gone too far...
For one last night I`ll kiss your lips again...

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
I'll fall awake at night,
And I`ll never go to sleep...

I will take the ferris wheel...
Now I'm sleep walking right into this hell...

Oh my darling, for the first time,

Don't let me sleep tonight...
Keep me awake tonight...
Don't let me sleep tonight...
Keep me awake...

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
I`ll never go to sleep,
And I wont go back to bed...

I will go into my bedroom,
I'm sleepwalking right into this hell! Oh! God!

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xsweetxsorrowx
11-27-2007

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I LOVE this song! It's on my MP3. I wish they would make a CD with this on it. Or just a studio version. ^^
Anyway, Gerard is talking to Death, and when Gerard says,"For one last night, I'll kiss your lips again," he means that he'll kiss Death's lips (cuz Death is supposedly a girl) one last time, meaning he's taking his life.
(That's what I think. Sorry if I'm completely wrong. lol)

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xdeath_cabaret
12-07-2007

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Back into this institution
One way to retribution
I'm putting on this medication
Rolls Down My throat
Because I can't ever sleep
At night the same.
This medication takes over
Controls most every day.
PLEASE
HELP
ME
To Sleep
I Put It On
It‘s Going Down Right...
As I close my eyes
I see land

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
And fall awake and die
And I'll never go to bed

Back... Into... This... Day…
BACK INTO THIS DAY
Welcome to another level
Hotter than hell
Stop wasting time on me
Until We do it again...
BACK INTO SLEEP STATION
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE GONE TOO FAR?
One last night I’ll kiss your lips again

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
Fall Awake And Die,
And I’m Never Going To Sleep

Ride The Ferris Wheel
They Like Windows
I'm sleepwalking
Back into this hell

Oh my darling
For The First Time

Don't let me sleep
Tonight
Keep me awake
Tonight
Don't let me sleep
Tonight
Keep me awake

What did I say?
Well did I say too much, sister to sleep?
I’ll never go to sleep,
And I wont go back to bed

I Will Go
Keep Your Angel
I'm Sleepwalking
Back into this
HELL
OH
GOD

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Your Guardian Angel
01-30-2008

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This song has a very nice Freddy Krueger feel to it. No, I really do think this song is about insomnia, being afraid to sleep and wondering how the others around them can sleep through it all...

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ScorchOurBodies
04-06-2008

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..If I had one wish, it'd probably be for MCR to record a great studio version, only making it clearer and not changing up the lyrics..

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eyelinerislife
07-17-2008

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Sorry, IGaveEmHell, but this song was written before Revenge came out, and Gerard had that talk with Brian AFTER Revenge. So, while the song doesn't necessarily have anything to do with that specific time, Gerard had been dealing with alcohol and pills for awhile before he hit his lowest point.

Anyway, this is one of my absolute favorite My Chem songs, and if I ever meet any of the guys the first question I will ask them is what happened to Sister. It's such a good song, and the bridge is just amazing.

Also, there are two different live versions of StS. The most heavily listened to version was, apparently, taken during a sound check where Gerard hadn't completely finished the lyrics. He free styled for the lines he didn't have done, and those are the lines that when recorded are hard to understand. If you listen to the other version, which was taken during that night's show, you can tell that the lyrics are more clear and easy to understand, since he had finally finished all of them. :]

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LostMyFear0fFalling
03-30-2009

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It's interesting that this was written before Revenge. It has such a Revenge sound. But then the lyrics are so Bullets.

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Vanysh
04-23-2009

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I don't think this song sounds like Revenge AT ALL.

More like Bullets.
I love this song. God, I hate that they changed their style. TBP was pretty much a waste of material (except for Disenchanted, Sleep, Famous Last Words and the B-Sides)

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