Lyrics for By the Time as interpreted by DiscreetThinker

By the Time Lyrics
Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
No, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
No, don't wake me up

It's the early morn
lights flick on
sleepy eyes peek through the
blinds at something wrong
Motionless remains the mess
Shame, such a beautiful, beautiful young life

By the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware
By the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
tell me how am I supposed to care

Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up

A trail of clothes
two years old
Why did you have to go and leave
all this stuff behind
wasn't I allowed three strikes and out
No, but you said I could, said
I could just one night

By the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware

By the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
tell me how am I supposed to care

If I had let you go, let you
go (sounds like Would)
would this be different, different
Now I'll never know never know
I didn't get the chance damn you

If I let had you go, let you go
would this be different, different
Now I'll never know never know
I didn't get the chance damn you

And by the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
I'm busy in the blissful unaware

And by the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping
tell me how am I supposed to care

Don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up,
no, don't wake me up
don't wake up, won't wake up, can't wake up

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TheColdestCalm
09-27-2009

Rated 0 
Mika and Imogen Heap together are too amazing for words.
it's a perfect combination of fabulous voices.

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jonahfauna
10-09-2009

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this is my favorite on the album.

my own interpretation of this is that the person he was dating killed themselves. "shame such a beautiful young life" and how he didn't get a chance to get to the 3 strikes or figure out to break up with them because of it. so he'll never know how the relationship could have gone because of it. so now nothing feels right even 2 years later and today he just wants to lay in bed because he's depressed and remembering the person is gone.

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jonahfauna
10-09-2009

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or even the "don't wake up, wont wake up, can't wake up, no don't wake me up" part could be that he doesn't want to face reality of it.

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Dynah
10-11-2009

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I always thought about it as a person leaving the other in the night, like not wanting to talk about it and just leaving. The song is amazing!!

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yumi50
10-12-2009

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I thought it had something to do with two friends sleeping together and one or both of them regretting it the next morning. And the 'don't wake up' is them trying to avoid facing the reality of what they've done.

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AmiiLou
10-23-2009

Rated +1 
I think its about someone leaving him in the middle of the night
"By the time I'm dreaming
and you've crept out on me sleeping"

And the dont wake up part is about him being in denial about it as well as him not wanting to throw out all his ex's stuff
"A trail of clothes
two years old"

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Rated 0 
Really beautiful in a sad way, speshly the chorus. Amaze lyrics...Think its about someone whos lover just left them, and they're wondering why...

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