Lyrics for Sleeper 1972 as interpreted by dorothydreams

Sleeper 1972 Lyrics
When my dad died,
the worms ate out both his eyes.
His soul flew right up in the sky.
I cried myself to sleep.

When my mother lies
alone on her back at night,
adding up hours 'til her demise,
she counts herself to sleep.

When my sister finds
my body closed up like the blinds,
I tell her I promise it's fine.
She cries herself to sleep.

The men in the black ties
arrive at the house in surprise,
to find a little girl by your side,
the wood box where you're sleeping.

I still see you
inside of this god awful house.
You move awfully quiet now.
And I still feel you everywhere.

You told me this has always been worth living.
What's really worth living anymore?

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TaylorIs
04-20-2007

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Well, it looks to me like his dad died, and the song is about how his dad's death is affecting his family. And how it's making him depressed. It's a great song, really.

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mustbelongsomewhere
04-23-2007

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"You told me this has always been worth living.
What's really worth living anymore?"

i relate to that all too well. :[

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andshoteachother
04-25-2007

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It's about a gruesome dream andy had about his dad dying..his dad isn't really dead

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__angieslaughter
04-29-2007

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vision he had, not a dream. a very vivid vision, at that.

if you go to their youtube and watch podcast 26, you'll see it.

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oh.emily
12-28-2007

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When I first heard this song I was amazed
I am absolutely head over heels for this group.

The whole Im like a Virgin albulm was mind-blowing
This is one of the songs that made me stop what I was doing to start the song over and listen to it again.

Killer cd and I highly recommend it.

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boyslikebullets
02-22-2008

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There are only two songs, that I can remember, that have ever made me cry – this song and “The No Seatbelt Song” by Brand New.
I can't necessarily relate to losing someone I'm very close to, but I can totally relate to the hopelessness in the song. The line "You told me this has always been worth living/ What's really worth living anymore?

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boyslikebullets
02-22-2008

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There are only two songs, that I can remember, that have ever made me cry – this song and “The No Seatbelt Song” by Brand New.
I can't necessarily relate to losing someone I'm very close to, but I can totally relate to the hopelessness in the song. The line "You told me this has always been worth living. What's really worth living anymore?" breaks me down.

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faria443
05-18-2008

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Listening to this song while driving is very sedative

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juliaa
07-04-2008

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if you don't cry hearing this song you are made of stone.

:)

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northamnesti
08-03-2008

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I cried during this song the first time I heard it.

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bigRED08
08-29-2008

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This is such an amazing song.
It has so much depth to it, that allows you to feel like weight of the singer.

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me_and_fireworks
09-09-2008

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sad song, but i really recommend buying this album

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shortache8
09-20-2008

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this is so amazing..
im speechless

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-Amz-
10-01-2008

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i used to skip this song when i first bought the album because it was slower, more mellow, less captivating of my attention.. but now i have no idea why i didn't listen before. thank god it's about a vision & not real life, that's all i can say.. makes listening to it bearable. before i came on here to check it out, i felt sick just listening to the lyrics.

'I still see you
inside of this god awful house.
You move awfully quiet now.
And I still feel you everywhere.'

it's haunting.

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LevityInc
10-11-2008

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well, not that it matters but he wrote this because of a dream he had, not a vision. few of mc's songs were inspired by dreams. those were the words from his mouth.

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silencebeckons
11-06-2008

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i don't know what it is about this song, but it makes me tear up every time.

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rellis1
01-12-2009

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Does anyone know why the song is titled "Sleeper 1972"?

I assumed Sleeper because either a) he wrote this after a dream or b) in the dream his father was dead, and sometimes sleep is associated with death.

And I could be wrong. But I was also wondering...why 1972?

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frommytree
04-19-2009

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this song gives me chills. i always tear up during the harmonies.

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chris-jericho
04-22-2009

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pretty straight forward lyrics tbh. great song

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chloeheartyou
04-27-2009

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really great song. sad, but beautiful.


The men in the black ties
arrive at the house in surprise,
to find a little girl by your side,
the wood box where you're sleeping.

this is the only stanza that confuses me, anyone know what they're trying to say?

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pidgeontoed
06-24-2009

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I was curious if the song title had something to do with the Woody Allen film "Sleeper". It was released in 1973. I haven't seen the movie, but the plot summary seems to have no correlation with this song Perhaps a loose basis that brought up the year, or the year may have some other significance.

Wonderful song off of a wonderful album put out by an amazing band.

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xemerald
10-31-2009

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this song has such an eery feel to it. it's fucking beautiful.
he manages to highlight the utter hopelessness that some people feel. and the giving up.

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OhSnap9292
11-17-2009

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What exactly does this bit mean?

'When my sister finds
my body closed up like the blinds,'

It's the only part I can't seem to understand.

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